view of a section through a hydatid cyst of Echinococcus granulosus. This is an endogenous cyst
because the daughter cysts (the encircled body) "bud" into the center of the
fluid-filled
cyst. This is a very small portion of the cyst which may become quite
large. The host tissue can be seen at the bottom of the image. Each
of the smaller bodies in the enclosed circle are scolices and will develop into
diminutive tapeworms should this be eaten by a definitive or final host such as
a canine. 100x
enlarged view of a few scolices within a daughter cyst of the parent hydatid
cyst of E. granulosus. This section includes the rostellar hooks of one of the scolices.
400x