Taenia

Tänie or Taenia ( Latin ; Greek  ταινία tainia , "head band", "bosom band"; "band", "band") is:

• a genus of the real tapeworm , see Taenia (genus)
• in anatomy the stripes on the large intestine of some mammals, see Tänie (anatomy)
• several anatomical structures in the brain on which the choroid plexus in the lateral ventricle and III. Ventricle is suspended: On part of the thalamus ( Taenia thalami ), the fornix (Taenia fornicis and Taenia fimbriae), also on the Taenia choroidea
• Headbands as cult and honorary jewelry in antiquity, see Tänie (clothing)
• a headband as an attribute of angels in Christian art, attested from the 5th century
• part of the architrave in the Doric column order, see Taenia (architecture)
• a genus of the Orchidaceae, see Ainia (orchid)

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.