Tag: cestodes

Taenia solium (Class: Cestoda)

General Features Adult dwells as internal parasite in the small intestine of man, where it is anchored to intestinal mucosa by its scolex.Larval stage occurs in the tissues of a…

General classification of Platyhelminthes

Turbellaria (Planarians) Trematoda (Flukes) Cestoda (Tapeworms) Non-parasitic free living worms,called Planarians.Terrestrial, marine or freshwater.Body unsegmented.Suckers absent. Chemo and Photoreceptors are present.Body unsegmented, flattenedand covered in ciliated epidermis.Mostly hermaphroditic.Some reproduce asexually.Development…