The head of a tapeworm. Point of attachement to the host organism.
A tapeworm has a scolex.
A scolex is the "mouth" of a tapeworm. It is lined with suckers and hooks which help attach the tapeworm to its host.
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The head of a tapeworm is called a scolex. The tapeworm attaches itself to the intestine of the host with hooks and suckers that are on the scolex.
The scolex
An adult tapeworm uses its scolex to chew through the tissue of the organism its living in.
tapeworm.
To attach itself to the intestinal wall of its host.
Yes.
Tape worms have scolex .
T. saginata is the pork tapeworm. It is a long, flat segmented worm that is white in color. T. saginata can grow to be 4-8 meters long. The scolex has suckers but no hooks.
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