Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

Beef tapeworm



Taenia saginata

Size: 4-10m

Weight: No data

When it first appeared: No data

Location: Like all tapeworms they are found in another animals gut. They are found where cows are and where their meat is distributed.

Taxonomy:
Class: Cestoda
Subclass: Eucestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: taeniidae
Genus: Taenia
Species: Taenia saginata

Diet: The beef tapeworm will eat what the host eats.

Anatomy: The head of this animal gives it a strong grip on the walls of its host. The hooks point down so that they can't be pulled out.

Behavior: No data

Reproduction: This animal is a hermaphrodite. Its body segments contains an egg. The segments will fall off and be released via the host feces. In the wild the eggs land grass. When eaten by an animal they will grow inside of them.

Relationship with other animals: It is a parasite, it effects mainly cows and humans.



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Other sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taenia_saginata

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis...e-illness/

http://www.parasitesinhumans.org/taenia-...eworm.html