Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum (Platyhelminthes). Most of the species—and the best-known—are those in the subclass Eucestoda; they are ribbon-like …

tapeworm, any member of the invertebrate class Cestoda (phylum Platyhelminthes), a group of parasitic flatworms containing about 5,000 species.

Cestode infection is typically foodborne or acquired by accidental ingestion of invertebrate hosts. All cestodes cycle through 3 stages—eggs, larvae, and adults. Adults inhabit the intestines of …

Tapeworms are ribbon-shaped multisegmented flatworms that dwell as adults entirely in the human small intestine. The larval forms lodge in skin, liver, muscles, the central nervous …

The cestodes, or tapeworms, differ in a number of ways from other flatworms. Their bodies are long and flat, made up of many segments called proglottids. Each proglottid is a reproductive …

Cestoda is defined as a class of multicellular helminth parasites, commonly known as tapeworms, which can inhabit the intestines of hosts and are characterized by a segmented body structure …

Commonly known as tapeworms, cestodes are a type of parasitic worm that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract of their hosts (definitive hosts). Although most infections have been …

Greek: kestos = band, belt. Tapeworms. Class of Platyhelminthes. All members of the class Cestoidea live as parasites, are extremely dorsoventrally flattened, may reach a length of …

Feb 17, 2015 · Clinically important cestodes pathogenic to man are Tenia solium (pork tapeworm), T. saginata (beef tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium lattum (fish or broad tapeworm), …

Adult cestodes are known as tapeworms. (The name cestode is derived from the Greek kestos, meaning a strap). Several thousand species have been described and all are parasitic. Some …