title: Taenia
text: # Taenia
  
  Taenia or tænia, from Greek ταινία (tainía) and Latin taenia (both meaning 'tape' or 'ribbon') may refer to:
  
  ## Anatomy
  
  * Taenia coli, three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle of the large intestine
  * Taenia thalami, a superior surface of the thalamus of the mammal brain
  * Taenia of fourth ventricle, two narrow bands of white matter of the mammal brain
  
  ## Zoology
  
  * Taenia (tapeworm), a tapeworm genus
  * Cepola or Taenia, a bandfish genus
  * Tinea (moth) or Taenia, a fungus moth genus
  * Taenia, a Scarabaeidae genus
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Taenia (architecture), a small fillet molding near the top of the architrave in a Doric column
  * Tainia (costume) or Taenia, a ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece
  