ID#: 24125
Caption:
This illustration highlights some of the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by a Diphyllobothrium latus, formerly referred to as D. latum, ovum on the left, and a Taenia spp. ovum on the right. D. latus eggs are oval, or ellipsoidal, and range in size from 55 - 75µm by 40 - 50µm. There is an operculum at one end that can be inconspicuous, and at the opposite, abopercular end, is a small knob that can be barely discernible. The eggs of Taenia spp. are indistinguishable from each other, as well as from other members of the Taeniidae family of tapeworms. The eggs measure 30 - 35µm in diameter, and are radially-striated. The internal oncosphere contains six refractile hooks.
High Resolution: Click here for hi-resolution image (7.89 MB)
Content Provider(s): CDC/ Fleisher
Creation Date: 1963
Photo Credit:
Links:
Categories:
CDC Organization
Skip Navigation Links.

MeSH
Skip Navigation Links.
Copyright Restrictions: Permission is not required for public domain images, however, these images are provided by CDC and are available for personal, professional, and educational use with appropriate attribution. Redistribution must credit CDC and, where known, the individual photographer, and identify the CDC website as the free source. For additional terms see Use of Agency Materials | Other | CDC