Eucestoda is the larger of the two subclasses of flatworms in the class Cestoda (the other subclass is Cestodaria. The Eucestoda are commonly referred to as tapeworms. Larvae are hexacanth, having six posterior hooks on the scolex (head), in contrast to the decacanth (ten-hooked) Cestodaria. All species of the Eucestoda are endoparasites of vertebrates, living in the digestive tract or related ducts.
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