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 …

2025年1月22日 · Tapeworm, any member of the invertebrate class Cestoda (phylum Platyhelminthes), a group of parasitic flatworms containing about 5,000 species. Tapeworms, …

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 …

Diagnosis of infection with adult cestodes is based on identification of eggs and segments (proglottides) in feces. Larval infections are more difficult to assess; serology and biopsy are …

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 …

2022年7月24日 · Cestodes or tapeworms are the members of the class Cestoda of the phylum Platyhelminthes. About 6000 species of cestodes are identified as parasites and they are …

2023年8月28日 · Cestodes are flat, parasitic, hermaphroditic tapeworms with complex life cycles that infect animals, including humans. Three cestodes that cause human disease are Taenia …

Cestodes are parasites of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms) and class Cestoda. They are typically intestinal worms with very complex life cycles, involving multiple hosts with varying …

Cestodes are parasites of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms) and class Cestoda. They are typically intestinal worms with very complex life cycles, involving multiple hosts with varying …

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 …