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scolex
‖ scolex (ˈskəʊlɛks) Pl. scoleces (skəʊˈliːsiːz), also erron. scolices (ˈskəʊlɪsiːz). [mod.L., a. Gr. σκώληξ (pl. σκώληκες) worm.] The larva or embryo produced directly from the egg in metagenesis; esp. the larva or head of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm.1855 T. R. Jones Anim. Kingd. (ed. 2) 135...
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Cysticercus
Inside the vesicular wall is an invaginated (facing inward) scolex. The scolex contains suckers and hooks, and a neck attached to a rudimentary body segment.
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scolecoid
scolecoid, a. (skəʊˈliːkɔɪd) Also erron. scolicecoid. [ad. Gr. σκωληκοειδής, f. σκωληκ-, σκώληξ worm, scolex: see -oid.] Resembling a worm or a scolex.1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Scolecoides, resembling a worm; vermiform: scolecoid. 1864 [see scolex]. 1891 in Century Dict.
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Bothrium
Bothria (from Greek bothrion = small pit, diminutive of bothros = pit, trench) are elongate, dorsal or ventral longitudinal grooves on the scolex of cestoda
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Bothria
Bothria may refer to:
bothria, plural of bothrium, an anatomical feature of the scolex of certain kinds of tapeworm.
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Rostellum (helminth)
It is a retractable, cone-like muscular structure that is located on the apical end of the scolex, and in most species is armed with hooks, the organs The tegument lining the anterior canal and covering the apical rostellum is syncytial and continuous with the tegument of the scolex proper.
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Hyphantrophaga
blanda (Osten Sacken, 1887)
H. blandita (Coquillett, 1897)
H. collina (Reinhard, 1944)
H. euchaetiae (Sellers, 1943)
H. hyphantriae (Townsend, 1891)
H. scolex
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Raillietina tetragona
Its identifying features are, therefore, mainly on the neck and scolex structures. The scolex bears an apical rounded rostellum, which is armed with 100 minute hooks, arranged in single row.
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Raillietina
The scolex is a bulbous knob-like structure bearing suckers and a rostellum, which are the organs of attachment to the host. The scolex measures ~134 μ in diameter, and the hooks are 7-10 μ in length.
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Raillietina cesticillus
The scolex bears an apical rounded rostellum surrounded by four suckers. The scolex measures ~134 μm in diameter, and the hooks are 7-10 μm in length.
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Cysticercoid
A cysticercoid is the larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing
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Trypanorhyncha
Their scolex, or head region, has 2 to 4 bothria, or sucking grooves that cling onto the host. They have four retractable tentacles.
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Glaridacris catostomi
The scolex of immature individuals forms a terminal disc by the protruding edges of the base and apex. Additionally, ridges are present, dividing the dorsal and ventral sides of the scolex.
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Diphyllobothrium mansonoides
Posterior to the scolex is the neck, which is an unsegmented, poorly differentiated region. Cestodes also have sensory organs in the scolex that detect tactile stimulation.
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