Cestoda
E144692
Cestoda is a class of parasitic flatworms commonly known as tapeworms, which live in the intestines of vertebrate hosts and absorb nutrients through their body surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cestoda canonical | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class
ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | acoelomate ⓘ |
| bodyRegion |
neck
ⓘ
scolex ⓘ strobila ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| causesDiseaseIn |
domestic animals
ⓘ
humans ⓘ |
| commonName | tapeworms ⓘ |
| eggType | shelled eggs ⓘ |
| feedsOn | nutrients in host intestine ⓘ |
| hasAnus | absent ⓘ |
| hasAttachmentOrgan |
hooks
ⓘ
suckers ⓘ |
| hasBodyCovering | syncytial tegument ⓘ |
| hasBodyUnit | proglottids ⓘ |
| hasCirculatorySystem | absent ⓘ |
| hasDigestiveSystem | absent ⓘ |
| hasExcretorySystem | protonephridial flame cells ⓘ |
| hasLifeCycle | indirect life cycle ⓘ |
| hasLifeStyle | obligate parasites ⓘ |
| hasMouth | absent ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | ladder-like nervous system ⓘ |
| hasRespiratorySystem | absent ⓘ |
| hasTissueOrganization | triploblastic ⓘ |
| hostType | vertebrates ⓘ |
| includesNotableSpecies |
Diphyllobothrium latum
ⓘ
Echinococcus granulosus ⓘ Taenia saginata ⓘ Taenia solium ⓘ |
| includesSubclass |
Cestodaria
ⓘ
Eucestoda ⓘ |
| isA |
endoparasites
ⓘ
parasitic flatworms ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage |
cysticercoid
ⓘ
cysticercus ⓘ hydatid cyst ⓘ oncosphere ⓘ |
| nutritionMode | absorptive ⓘ |
| phylum | Platyhelminthes ⓘ |
| reproductionMode |
asexual reproduction by strobilation
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| requiresDefinitiveHost | true ⓘ |
| requiresIntermediateHost | true ⓘ |
| sexualSystem | hermaphroditic ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| tegumentFunction |
nutrient absorption
ⓘ
protection from host defenses ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
ingestion of eggs in contaminated food or water
ⓘ
ingestion of larval cysts in undercooked meat ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat | intestines of vertebrates ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.