What is true about Taenia saginata?

Correct answer: C. Rostellar hooks are absent

  • A. Life history has pig as intermediate host
  • B. There are two large suckers on scolex
  • C. Rostellar hooks are absent
  • D. Rostellum has double circle of hooks

Explanation

The beef tapeworm Taenia saginata is similar to the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, in structure and life history. It is the commonest tapeworm of man with a much greater incidence than that of T. solium. Scolex bears four strong, rounded, adhesive suckers but lacks hooks and rostellum.

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