Difference between Taenia solium & Taenia saginata

Morphological difference between T.solium & T. saginata

Criteria	Taenia solium	Taenia saginata
1.Scolex	Rostellum with 2 circles of hook	No rostellum, no hooks
2.gravid uterus	7-10 main lateral branches on Each side.	15-30 main lateral branches on each side.
3. Larva	Cysticereus cellulosae in swine (I/H)	Cysticercus bovis in cattle (I/H)
4.Proglottids in feces	Proglottids passed in long chain	Proglottids passed singly.
5.Genital pores	Regularly alternate	Irregularly alternate.
6.length	3-4 miters up to 7 miters	4-10 miters up to 25miters
7.ovary	3 lobed	Bilobed
8.Proglottids in strobila	800-1000	1000-2000
	pig tapeworm	beaf tapewormtapeworm

     Video1, Beef tapeworm.

Video 2. Parasitic infection of pig tapeworm

Prepared by. Dr ashraf Ali

Teacher, JGVC.