Taenia Solium
Taenia is a flat worm that is commonly called a tape worm because of its body. It has a flat, ribbon shaped body. Taenia Solium is a pork tapeworm. It's primary hosts are pigs. It is the harmful tapeworm in humans. They have four sucker's on their heads. They range from 2-10M. They have 6 main stages of their lives. Their are three main parts of the Taenia Solium. The scolex, neck, and strobila. It is believed that they can live up to 25 years, but others saw it only lives 5 years.
Taenia Solium's also don't a circulatory system. Respiration is anaerobic, and carbon dioxide diffuses out of the body.
Taenia Solium's also don't a circulatory system. Respiration is anaerobic, and carbon dioxide diffuses out of the body.