Taenia multiceps

Taenia spp. are long, segmented, parasitic tapeworms (family Taeniidae, subclass Cestoda). These parasites have an indirect life cycle, cycling between a definitive and an intermediate host. they are zoonotic, with humans serving as the definitive host, the intermediate host, or both. Non -zoonotic species of Taenia also exist.

Characteristics
Shape and Size
Adults are around 5cm in length.
Genome Information
whole genome not resolved
Food Source
raw or undercooked beef or pork.
Pathological Factor
The larval form of T. multiceps is called a coenurus. The presence of daughter cysts varies with the tissue: coenuri in the eye and subcutaneous tissues are usually unilocular, but coenuri in the CNS are often multilocular. Each protoscolex can mature into a tapeworm if it is ingested by the definitive host.
Disease
Coenurosis
Symptoms
headaches, seizures, vomiting, paralysis affecting one side of the body (hemiplegia), paralysis involving one limb (monoplegia), and loss of ability to coordinate muscles and muscle movements. also cause severe pain and inflammation, and loss of feeling in some nerves.
Affected Body Organs
CNS, muscles

Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Cestoda
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Genus Taenia
Species T. multiceps