Cestoda

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title: Cestoda
text: 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 worms as adults, known as tapeworms. Their bodies consist of many similar units known as proglottids—essentially packages of eggs which are regularly shed into the environment to infect other organisms. Species of the other subclass, Cestodaria, are mainly fish infecting parasites. All cestodes are parasitic; many have co
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description: Class of flatworms
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestoda
date created: 2003-11-24T07:50:03Z
date modified: 2024-08-27T03:33:56Z
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