Conceptually similarSPLDog tapeworm proglottids (Dipylidium caninum), SEMSS2787830TA3829SPLDog tapeworm proglottid (Dipylidium caninum), SEMSS2787781TA3780SPLDog tapeworm proglottid (Dipylidium caninum), SEMSS2787782TA3781SPLDog tapeworm scolex (Dipylidium caninum), SEMSS2787851TA3850SPLDog tapeworm scolex (Dipylidium caninum), SEMSS2787852TA3851SPLDog tapeworm scolex (Dipylidium caninum), SEMSS2787853TA3852SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYDog tapeworm scolex (Dipylidium caninum), SEMSS21050447SPLMammal intestine tapeworm, SEMSS2787838TA3837SPLMammal intestine tapeworm (Taenia sp.), SEMSS2787841TA3840View AllView more with similar tones Dog tapeworm proglottids (Dipylidium caninum), SEMLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2787831Legacy Identifier:TA3830Description:Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Dog tapeworm proglottids (Dipylidium caninum). Body segments called proglottids are budded off from the head and neck region of the tapeworm while it grows in the intestine. Tapeworms have no specialized digestive system but they can adsorb partially digested food from the hosts intestines (through skin surface). Tapeworm eggs pass through the feces of these animals and fleas and lice ingest the eggs and act as vectors to carry intermediate stages of the tapeworm. Dogs or cats may accidentally ingest the insects and the intermediate stage of the tapeworm can grow into an adult. Magnification x26 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimeters.Credit:Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/Science SourceSize:2646px × 3302px (~24 MB)Get PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:23025c-acetabula-animal-C032/4114-C0324114-caninum-cat-cestoda-cestode-colored-cucumber-cyclophyllidea-diarrhea-dipylidiidae-dipylidium-disease-dog-double-pored-endoparasite-false-colored-flatworm-head-human-intestine-invertebrate-invertebrates-parasite-proglottid-proglottids-risk-scolex-sem-sucker-suckers-tape-tapeworm-worm-zoonosisModel release:N/ARestrictions:No Sale through SubagentsParent folder:SPL FTP 170209Alternative versions:View All