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Scolices of human Taenia tapeworms recovered from Korean patients. (A) A scolex of Taenia solium having 4 suckers and 30 hooklets (arrow) on the rostellum. Scale bar=0.15 mm. (B) A scolex of T. asiatica having 4 suckers but no hooklets. It has more or less elevated rostellum (arrow). Scale bar=0.20 mm. (C) A scolex of T. saginata showing the same morphology as T. asiatica with the exception of the morphology of the rostellum, which is flat or invaginated. Scale bar=0.20 mm.
