180 PARASITOLOGY. 
TaENIA ALBA (Albus—white). 
Synonym.—Moniesia Alba. 
Distribution. —Common in native and range cattle 
and sheep. 
Description.—This worm 
is whitish in color, the head 
small and provided with 
four sucker discs, which 
constitute the fixation ap- 
paratus. The neck is short. 
The segments are thicker 
and not so wide as com- 
pared to the preceding spe- 
Fig. 68 -TAENIA ALBA (from cies. The widest segments 
sheep). reach about one-half inch. 
ee ral The worm, when fully de- 
veloped, measures from 
three to seven feet. The ones infesting cattle de- 
velop larger and longer than those in sheep. 
Life Cycle.—Same as preceding one. 
Animals Intested.—The ox and sheep. 
Parts Infested.—Small intestines. 
Symptoms.—Usually found in small numbers in 
cattle and no serious results are credited to them. 
Outbreaks of Taeniasis among lambs have been 
reported in which the fatality ran fifteen to twenty 
percent. Ifin small numbers in sheep they do not 
cause serious disturbance. 
Treatment.—Same as for Taenia Expansa. 
TAENIA FIMBRIATA (Fimbria—fringe). 
Synonym.—Thysanosoma Actinioides. 
Distribution.—The most common species of tape- 
worm infesting sheep. 
