Tape worm with only two or three proglottids is

Taenia sodium

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Moniezia

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Taenia saginata

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Echinococcus

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Solution

The correct option is D Echinococcus
The Platyhelminthes are characterized by the presence of proglottids which is formed due to strobilation in the neck region. Echinococcus is a species of cyclophyllid tapeworms, of the family Taeniidae. Its body is covered by tegument and the worm is divided into a scolex, a short neck, and three to six proglottids.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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