Tapeworms
Also known as: Cestodes
Description
Tapeworms are a group of parasitic, segmented, flat worms (from the scientific class Cestoda) that have a long (up to 9 meter), thin, ribbon-like body and live in the Small Intestine of humans and other vertebrates.
They have three recognizable segments. The scolex (head) functions as a holdfast organ. The neck is an unsegmented region of high regenerative capacity. If treatment fails to eliminate the neck and scolex, the entire worm may regenerate. The rest of the worm consists of numerous proglottides (segments). Segments closest to the neck are undifferentiated. As proglottides move caudally, the sex organs are formed (Tapeworms are hermaphroditic); distal segments are gravid and contain eggs in the uterus.
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