mature proglottid of Taenia saginata. The genital pore can
be seen on the left margin. The two bold horizontal lines are the vas
deferens from the male system (upper) and the vagina (lower) leading to the
ootype which is surrounded by the Mehlis gland. The ovary can be seen directly
to the left of the Mehlis gland (granular and somewhat darker). Adjacent
to and surrounding the ovary are granular testes (somewhat lighter). The
lower margin of the image, reveals the flattened and granular, but compact
vitelline gland. 100x