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A stylized microscopic illustration depicts an embryonated taeniid egg with a thick, radially striated outer embryophore enclosing an oncosphere (hexacanth embryo) that bears three pairs of hooklets. In the biological hierarchy, it represents a parasite life stage within the phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda. The definitive hosts are canids, where adults inhabit the gastrointestinal tract and eggs are shed in feces. In parasitology and diagnostic microbiology, these morphological features aid identification. Functionally, the egg serves as the infective stage for intermediate hosts upon ingestion.
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