Shark intestine with tapeworm

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In this photograph you can see a tapeworm attached to the intestine of a shark. The photograph has helped us understand that the serrated margins of these worms help secure it to the host by locking into small surface features of the intestine like dovetail joints - something never before shown - demonstrating the functionality of these previously mysterious structures. Width of image 1.5 centimetres

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