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Cestoda (Cestoidea) is the name given to a class of parasitic flatworms, commonly called tapeworms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes. Its members live in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults, and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. Over a thousand species have been described, and all vertebrate species can be parasitised by at least one species of tapeworm. Several species parasitise humans after being consumed in under-cooked meat such as pork (T. solium), beef (T. saginata), fish (Diphyllobothrium spp.), or in food prepared in conditions of poor hygiene (Hymenolepis spp. or Echinococcus spp.).
T. saginata, the beef tapeworm, can grow up to 12 m (40 ft); other species may grow to over 30 m (100 ft).[1]
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Cestoda are ectoparasite or endoparasite?
Cestoda (or tapeworm) is an endoparasite.
What phylum contains the classes Trematoda Cestoda and Turbellaria?
The phylum that contains the classes Trematoda, Cestoda, and Turbellaria is Platyhelminthes. These classes are all part of the same phylum due to their similar characteristics, such as being flatworms with bilateral symmetry and simple body structures.
What genus is a tapeworm?
Cestoda
What class is the tape worm in?
cestoda
Which worm is found in Class Cestoda?
tapeworm
What is a scientific name for a tape worm?
Cestoda (Cestoidea)
What kind of flatworms are there?
Cestoda, Turbellaria, Trematoda, and Monogenea
What class is tape worm in?
cestoda
What is Taenia serialis?
It's a species of Cestoda (tapeworms).
What kingdom does the tapeworm belong to?
THey belong to the kingdom Cestoda
What is scientific name for tape worm?
the scientific name for tapeworm is 'Cestoda' .
What are the three main classes of flatworms?
Turbellaria , Trematoda and cestoda
