| Taenia armata | The pork tapeworm. Contracted from undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Can grow to be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the armed tapeworm and the measly tapeworm. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Taenia crassicollis | One of the common tapeworms of household cats; the larval form is called Cysticercus fasciolaris. Synonym: Hydatigera taeniaeformis, Taenia crassicollis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia demerariensis | Former name for Davainea madagascariensis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia dentata | The pork tapeworm. Contracted from undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Can grow to be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the armed tapeworm and the measly tapeworm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Taenia equina | A cosmopolitan species of the horse, donkey, mule, and zebra; cysticercoid larvae are found in arthropods. Synonym: Taenia equina, Taenia quadrilobata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia hominis | Unusual form of Taenia saginata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia hydatigena | A tapeworm of dogs, cats, wolves, foxes, and other carnivores; the larva is known as Cysticercus tenuicollis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia madagascariensis | Former name for Davainea madagascariensis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia minima | Former name for Hymenolepis nana. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia ovis | A tapeworm of dogs and foxes whose larval form is found in the muscles of sheep; heavy larval infections in sheep can have severe economic consequences due to condemnation of carcasses at meat inspection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia philippina | Atypical form of Taenia saginata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia pisiformis | A common tapeworm of dogs, foxes, and other carnivores; the larval form is Cysticercus pisiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia quadrilobata | A cosmopolitan species of the horse, donkey, mule, and zebra; cysticercoid larvae are found in arthropods. Synonym: Taenia equina, Taenia quadrilobata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| taenia saginata | The beef tapeworm. The most common of the big tapeworms that parasitises people, contracted from infected raw or rare beef. Can grow to be 12-25 feet (3.6-7.5 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the african tapeworm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| taenia solium | The pork tapeworm. Contracted from undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Can grow to be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the armed tapeworm and the measly tapeworm. (12 Dec 1998) |