Cestoda

Cestoda

Description

Cestoda, commonly known as tapeworms, are parasitic flatworms which live in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. Although most are found in terrestrial environments, some marine species exist.

Orders
Diphyllidea

Diphyllidea

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Lecanicephalidea

Lecanicephalidea

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Litobothriidea

Litobothriidea

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Proteocephalidea

Proteocephalidea

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Tetraphyllidea

Tetraphyllidea

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Trypanorhyncha

Trypanorhyncha

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Taxonomy
Phylum Flatworms
Statistics
  • Orders 6