1. The average number of eggs per gravid proglottid is 823. 2. The neck is where asexual reproduction of proglottid segments occurs. 3. Eggs are released when the proglottid deteriorates, so a uterine pore is unnecessary. 4. The first proglottid stage is the immature stage, characterized by functional reproductive organs. 5. A set of both male and female reproductive systems is present in each proglottid . 6. This gravid proglottid contains the fertilized eggs, which are sometimes expelled with the feces. 7. The most posterior proglottid is the gravid stage, and it is packed with eggs. 8. As in all cyclophyllid cestodes, a genital pore occurs on the side of the proglottid . 9. In the gravid proglottid , the uterus contains up to 15 side branches filled with eggs. 10. Proglottid segments are individual sets of reproductive organs that compose the rest of the cestode body.
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