ID#: 14377
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This photomicrograph reveals some of the ultrastructural details exhibited by a parasitic pork tape worm’s, Taenia solium scolex. Note the hook-rimmed rostellum, and the four round suckers that surround the scolex, referred to as acetabula.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Mae Melvin
Creation Date: 1979
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