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Diphyllobothrium latum Scolex, Marwa Omar
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Diphyllobothrium latum is called the broad or the fish tapeworm. It belongs to the class Cestoda. It is ribbon-shaped, segmented body with a length that could reach 10 metres.
The scolex or the head of the worm is almond shaped, elongated with two bothria or grooves. [1]
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- Diphyllobothrium latum Scolex . academia.edu. Retrieved 2025-4-7
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D.latumFish tapewormCestodaFish-borne infectionsMarwa Omar
Omar, M. Diphyllobothrium latum Scolex, Marwa Omar. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3333 (accessed on 27 April 2025).
Omar M. Diphyllobothrium latum Scolex, Marwa Omar. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3333. Published Apr 07, 2025. Accessed 27 April, 2025.
Omar, Marwa. Diphyllobothrium latum Scolex, Marwa Omar. 2025. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3333.
Omar, M. (2025). Diphyllobothrium latum Scolex, Marwa Omar. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3333
Omar, Marwa. "Diphyllobothrium latum Scolex, Marwa Omar." Encyclopedia, 2025, https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3333. Accessed 27 April, 2025.