Taenia
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Taenia can refer to:
In medicine and anatomy
In zoological nomenclature
- Taenia (architecture)Taenia (architecture)Derived from the Ancient Greek tainia : "band" or "ribbon", taenia is the Latin word for a small "fillet" molding near the top of the architrave in a Doric column.In classical architecture, the entire structure above the columns is called the entablature...
of Doric columns
In medicine and anatomy
- Taenia coliTaenia coliThe taenia coli are three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle on the outside of the ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colons. They are visible, and can be seen just below the serosa or fibrosa....
of the large intestine - Taenia thalamiTaenia thalamiIn the front, superior surface of the thalamus but separate from the inner, medial surface by a salient margin is the taenia thalami . The bottom epithelial lining of the third ventricle is in between the tela chorioidea and the taenia thalami....
of the mammal brain - Taenia of fourth ventricleTaenia of fourth ventricleIn the brain, the taenia of the fourth ventricle are two narrow bands of white matter, one on either side, which complete the lower part of the roof of the fourth ventricle....
of the mammal brain
In zoological nomenclature
- Taenia (genus), a tapeworm genus established by Linnaeus in 1758
- Taenia, a TrichuridaeTrichuridaeThe roundworm family Trichuridae includes the type genus Trichuris and some less widely known members. They are placed in subclass Dorylaimia of the class Enoplea; however, the former might be better treated as a class in its own right...
roundworm genus invalidly established by Pallas in 1766; see Sclerotrichum - Taenia, a scarab beetleScarab beetleScarab beetle may refer to these species: * A beetle of the family Scarabaeidae* Scarabaeus sacer, the dung beetle species worshipped by the ancient Egyptians as an embodiment of the god Khepri...
genus invalidly established by Stebnicka in 2003; now Tanyana - Taenia, a bandfish genus invalidly established by Ræse in 1793; now CepolaCepolaCepola is a genus of marine fish in the bandfish family Cepolidae. The name red bandfish is applied to all members of this genus, but particularly C. macrophthalma, and generally not C...
- Taenia, a spelling error for the fungus moth genus TineaTinea (moth)Tinea is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Tineinae. As evident by its name, it is the type genus of its subfamily and family...