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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;...
- non-parasitic
animals such as planarians, and
three entirely parasitic groups:
Cestoda,
Trematoda and Monogenea; however,
since the
turbellarians have
since been...
- tapeworms, is the
larger of the two
subclasses of
flatworms in the
class Cestoda (the
other subclass being Cestodaria).
Larvae have six
posterior hooks...
- Bylund, G; Wikgren, BJ (1986). "Diphyllobothrium
nihonkaiense sp. nov (
Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae)---revised
identification of ****anese
broad tapeworm"...
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segmentation can be
confined only to
ectodermally derived tissue, e.g., in the
Cestoda tapeworms.
Metamerism is far more
important biologically since it results...
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Cestodaria is one of two
subclasses of the
class Cestoda. The
Cestodaria subclass is made up of
Amphilinidea and Gyrocotylidea. The
larvae have ten hooks...
- "Histogenesis of the
rostellar hooks of
Taenia cr****iceps (Zeder, 1800) (
Cestoda)". The
Journal of Parasitology. 56 (5): 947–961. doi:10.2307/3277513. JSTOR 3277513...
- lack a
mouth or
alimentary canal. This is a
feature they
share with the
cestoda (tapeworms),
although the two
groups are not
closely related.
Adult stages...
-
Aspidogastrea and that the
Monogenea are more
closely allied with the
Cestoda.
Around 6,000
species have been
described to date.
Characteristic features...
- An
annotated list of
parasites (Isopoda, Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea,
Cestoda and Nematoda)
collected in
groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae) in New...
