• See T. saginata

T. nana. See T. echinococcus. T. philippina. A species found in man in the Philippine Islands. t. rece us pineal is. The peduncle of the pineal gland, t. rece us supra pineal is. The prolongation of the choroid plexus of the third ventricle into the rece us pineal is. T. saginata. The common tapeworm of man. The unarmed beef worm, having its adult stage in man and its cysticercus stage in cattle. It is almost universal in distribution. It may measure 4 to 8 meters, t. semicircular is. A narrow, semitransparent, light-colored streak in the lateral ventricle between the nucleus caudatus and the optic thalamus. It is continuous with the white ti ue of the roof of the descending cornu. T. solium. The armed tapeworm of man, pa ing its cysticercus stage in the pig and other animals. It may measure from 2 to 3 meters in length and is universal. in distribution. Its rostellum or head has a double row of small hooks. T. vulgar is. This tapeworm is also called the Bothriocephalus lat us. It is about 9 meters in length, the proglottides are very broad. It infests fish, and is found in the intestines of man, dogs, and cats, producing severe anemia. [Lat, taenia, a tapeworm, from Gr., teinein, to stretch.]