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Scolex of a Tapeworm (Dipylidium sp.)

Light micrograph of the scolex (head) of a tapeworm (Dipylidium sp.). The rostellum (in yellow) has four rows of hooks which, along with the four suckers (in blue), attach the scolex of the tapeworm to the intestinal wall of its host. Infographic, with labelled parts.

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Scolex of a Tapeworm (Dipylidium sp.)

Caption:

Light micrograph of the scolex (head) of a tapeworm (Dipylidium sp.). The rostellum (in yellow) has four rows of hooks which, along with the four suckers (in blue), attach the scolex of the tapeworm to the intestinal wall of its host. Infographic, with labelled parts.

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Image size:

3300 x 4038 px | 38.1 MB

Print size:

27.9 x 34.2 cm | 11.0 x 13.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANIMAL • BIOLOGY • CESTODA • COLORIZED • DIAGRAM • DIPYLIDIUM • DISEASE • ENHANCED • ENHANCEMENT • FAUNA • FLATWORM • HEAD • INFECTION • INFOGRAPHIC • LABEL • LABELLED • LIGHT • LM • MARINE • MICROBIOLOGY • MICROGRAPH • MICROGRAPHY • MICROSCOPIC • MICROSCOPY • MICROZOOLOGY • NO ONE • NO-ONE • NOBODY • PARASITE • PARASITIC • PATHOLOGIC • PATHOLOGY • PLATYHELMINTHES • PLATYZOA • ROSTELLUM • SCOLEX • SUCKERS • TAPEWORM • WILDLIFE • WORM • ZOOLOGY