Taenia /tē″nē·ə/ [Gk, tainia, ribbon] , a genus of large parasitic intestinal flatworms of the family Taeniidae, class Cestoda, having an armed scolex and a series of segments in a chain. Taeniae are among the most common parasites infecting humans and include T. saginata, the beef tapeworm, and T. solium, the pork tapeworm.
