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proglottid
one of the individuals of a chain making up a cestode worm, such as a tapeworm
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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proglottid One set of reproductive organs in a tapeworm strobila; usually corresponds to a segment. One of the linearly arranged segmentlike sections that make up the strobila of a tapeworm.
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proglottid
A reproductive division of a tapeworm.
Covered in Lab 11 Animal Diversity I
prostate gland
a gland of male animals that produces substances that are added to the semen.
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It then begins to produce buds, called proglottids, at its posterior.
These remain attached to each other for a time and, as they mature, each develops both male and female sex organs.
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Behind the head is a short neck and then a long string of proglottids. Each proglottid segment contains a full set of both male and female sex organs and very little other structure.
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