Taenia solium pig tapeworm proglottids, light micrograph

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Light micrograph showing three proglottids (segments) of the Taenia solium parasitic pig tapeworm. The proglottids absorb food that has been digested by the host directly through their surface.

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Photo credit: © CDC/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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