SCOLEX

• What do you call the ANTERIOR ATTACHMENT ORGAN of cestodes?

  Scolex
• What do you call the scolex of cyclophyllidea?

  acetabulate
• What do you call the scolex of pseudophyllidea?

  Bothriate
• Bothriate: spindle-shaped, spatulate or spoon-shaped
• what do you call the sucking grooves of bothriate?

  bothrium
• Acetabulate: quadrate scolex
• Acetabula: muscular suckers
• Rostellum: hooks or spine
• What is this?

  Bothriate

  
• What is this?

  Acetabulate

  
• What is this?

  acetabulate

  
• Taenia saginata: shape is CUBOIDAL
• Taenia solium: shape is QUADRATE
• How many acetabulum do Taenia saginata have?

  4 suckers
• How many acetabulum do Taenia solium have?

  4 suckers
• Taenia saginata: NO ROSTELLUM
• Taenia solium: CUSHION-LIKE WITH DOUBLE CROWN
• Taenia solium has how many hooks?

  25-30
• What is this?

  Taenia saginata SCOLEX

  
• What is this?

  Taenia solium SCOLEX

  
• Hymenolepis nana: shape is SUBGLOBULAR
• Hymenolepis diminuta: shape is KNOB LIKE
• Hymenolepis diminuta: ROSTELLUM is RUDIMENTARY UNARMEDD ROSTELLUM
• Hymenolepis nana: rostellum is RETRACTABLE, ARMED with single row of 20-30 Y-SHAPED HOOKLETS
• What is this?

  Hymenolepis nana

  
• What is this?

  Hymenolepis diminuta

  
• Dipylidium caninum: shape is SMALL and GLOBULAR
• Dipylidium caninum: rostellum is PROTRUSIBLE, armed with 1-7 rows of rose thorn-shaped hooklets
• Echinococcus granulosus: shape is PYRIFORM or GLOBULAR
• Echinococcus granulosus: Rostellum is armed with 30-36 hooklets
• Diphyllobothrium latum: shape is SPATULATE
• How many bothria or sucking grooves do D. latum have?

  2 almond shaped
• Diphyllobothrium latum: no ROSTELLUM
• What adult worm species is not well discussed since humans only acts as the ACCIDENTAL INTERMEDIATE HOST?

  Spirometra species
• What is this?

  Diphyllobothrium latum scolex