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Taenia vulgaris; Syst. Nat. Gmelin, p. 3067. Taenia lata; Goexe, Eingeuo.%. 2<t0, 

 f. 8. Taenia osculis superficialibus; Hoop. Mem. Med. Soc. v. p. 276. Lc Bot 

 dp l'Hoinme; Lamar. An. sans. Vert. iii. p. 167 ; Rudol. Eutoz. p. 136. 



Le Ver Flat, Pr.j Der Breit Bandivurm,Ger. 



The flattened, or riband-like entozoa, usually denominated Tape- 

 worms, consist of a series of articulations, each with lateral pores. 

 In the bothriocephalus, or broad Tape -worm, the articulations are 

 generally broader than long, of an oblong square form, and studded 

 with minute papillae. On the flattened surface, near the edge of 

 each of these joints, there is one or two small round openings or 

 pores, surrounded by the oviducts, which are disposed in the form 

 of a star. The anterior part is oblong, and furnished with two 

 and sometimes with four oval depressions, in the centre of which 

 is the mouth or opening into the alimentary canal. The tail is 

 generally round and simple, but sometimes bifurcated. It is 

 usually from three to fifteen or twenty feet in length, of a dirty 

 white colour, and occurs, either solitary, or in parties of three or 

 four in the same individual. It infests the small intestines of the 

 inhabitants of Poland, Russia, Switzerland, and some parts of 

 France, but is rarely found in this country. 



T/ENIA SOLIUM. 



77/6' common Tape-Worm. 

 Pl. XXIX. Jig. 7, 8,9. 



Order Cestoidea, Rudolphi. 



Gen. Char. Body elongated, compressed, articulated ; 

 head with four oscula or suckers. 



Spec. Char. Head sub-hemispherical ; rostrum obtuse ; 

 articulations longitudinally wrinkled, those next the 

 neck very short, becoming broader towards the tail ; 



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