[1] It includes many species of medical and veterinary importance, as Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), and Echinococcus granulosus.

The family includes four genera: Taeniidae parasites are distinguished by their terrestrial lifecycles, which include a dormant stage called a metacestode.

These develop in the intermediate host's tissue when eggs are consumed.

The eggs hatch into an oncosphere, which passes through the intestinal wall and forms the metacestode.

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