Commonly known as tapeworms, cestodes are a type of parasitic worm that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract of their hosts (definitive hosts). Although ...MyWebsiteProbablythebesttaglineintheworldMenuHomeWhat'sNewHere!OfInterestNewBook!TheWorldofMicroorganismsCellBiologyPlantBiologyAllaboutFungiAllaboutBacteriaFascinatingTardigradesWhiteBloodCellsHeLaCellsImagingTechniquesMicroscopeApplicationsTheWondersofNanotechnologyMicroscopeHistory-InventionMicroscopeQuizPrivacyPolicyContactMeFieldsofStudyMicrobiologyBacteriologyMycologyParasitologyPhycologyVirologyNematologyImmunology'HowTo'GuidesMicroscopeSlidesMicroscopeFunctionFocusingCleaningYourScopeExperimentsCellStainingByTypeDifferentTypesCompoundScientificSurgicalTrinocularDigitalStereoUSBComputerDigitalCameraPocketMicroscopeKitsStudent/HomeschoolYoungerKids/HomeschoolAntiqueMetallurgicalToolmakersElectronScanningProbeByBrandTopBrandsAmScopeGuideOmaxGuideCelestronLevenhuk**NEWNikonOlympusZeissLeicaCestodes Definition,ClassificationandCharacteristicsDefinition:Whatarecestodes? Commonlyknownastapeworms,cestodesareatypeofparasiticwormthatcanbefoundinthegastrointestinaltractoftheirhosts(definitivehosts).Althoughmostinfectionshavebeenshowntooccurindevelopingnations,thesearewidelydistributedacrosstheglobe.Ascomparedtootherparasiticworms,cestodesarecharacterizedbyalong,flatbody(ribbon-like)thatcangrowtoover20metersinlengthdependingonthespecies.Theyarealsocharacterizedbyasegmentedbodythatplaysanimportantroleintheirlifecycle.Inadditiontodeprivingtheirhostsofnutrients,tapeworms,ifuntreated,alsocausedamagetotheintestinalwallsandintestinalblockagewhichcanhaveaseriousimpactonthehost. Someofthemostcommoncestodesinclude: DiphylobothriumlatumTaeniasoliumTaeniasaginataHymenolepisdiminutaEchinococcusgranulosusHymenolepusnana ScolexoftherodenttapewormwithrostellumatthetipbyMagdalenaZZ[CCBY-SA3.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]ClassificationofCestodes·      Kingdom:Animalia -AsmembersofkingdomAnimalia,Cestodesarem