Tapeworm head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a tapeworm (class Cestoda) in the cysticercoid stage. Tapeworms are parasiti

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Tapeworm head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a tapeworm (class Cestoda) in the cysticercoid stage. Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms that live in the digestive tract of their vertebrate host. The larvae develop into the cysticercoid stage in the host's liver and intestinal tissue. Magnification: x12, when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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