# Taenia

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Not to be confused with [Tinea](/source/Tinea).

**Taenia** or **tænia**, from Greek ταινία (*tainía*) and Latin *taenia* (both meaning 'tape' or 'ribbon') may refer to:

## Anatomy

- [Taenia coli](/source/Taenia_coli), three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle of the large intestine
- [Taenia thalami](/source/Taenia_thalami), a superior surface of the thalamus of the mammal brain
- [Taenia of fourth ventricle](/source/Taenia_of_fourth_ventricle), two narrow bands of white matter of the mammal brain

## Zoology

- [*Taenia* (flatworm)](/source/Taenia_(flatworm)), a tapeworm genus
- *[Cepola](/source/Cepola)* or *Taenia*, a bandfish genus
- [*Tinea* (moth)](/source/Tinea_(moth)) or *Taenia*, a fungus moth genus
- *Taenia*, a [Scarabaeidae](/source/Scarabaeidae) genus

## Other uses

- [Taenia (architecture)](/source/Taenia_(architecture)), a small fillet molding near the top of the architrave in a Doric column
- [Tainia (costume)](/source/Tainia_(costume)) or Taenia, a ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece

## See also

- [Ribbon](/source/Ribbon)

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