Figure 42: TEM of the tegument covering the scolex of Cysticercus pisiformis. Five to six-week-old tegument at the outer edge of the sucker showing the presence of long tapered microtriches (M). Distal cytoplasm (DC) is rich in electon lucent vesicles and large vacuoles (arrowhead), thick lucent connective tissue (LCT) under the basement membrane (BL), in addition to circular (CM) and longitudinal (LM) muscle fibers.