class Cestoda

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Related to class Cestoda: class Trematoda, class Turbellaria, phylum Nematoda

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class Cestoda - tapeworms

helminth, parasitic worm - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes

phylum Platyhelminthes, Platyhelminthes - flatworms

cestode, tapeworm - ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

family Taeniidae, Taeniidae - a family of Cestoda

class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

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(family Taeniidae, class Cestoda) are zoonotic tapeworms currently infecting 2-3 million persons worldwide and causing US $200-$800 million in annual economic losses related to human infection (1,2).

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(1984) (2005) (2010) Phylum Platyhelminthes Class Cestoda Order Cyclophyliidea Family Dipylidiidae Dipylidium sp.

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