Usage examples (5)

• The echinococcus is a tiny cestode which is the factor in the production of the well-known hydatid cysts which may be found in any part of the body.
• The head or scolex is adorned with hooks and suckers that enable the cestode to attach to the gut lining.
• Trematode & cestode infections from high to nil, depending on the particular excreta, usage of effluent and other local circumstances
• “Taenia solium is a cestode,” said Clevenger.