Parts of Cestodes

• Scolex – Attachment organ
• Rostellum - (bump like protrusion or hooks) used for attachment
• Acetabula - Sucker
• Neck – region of growth; point of proliferation for the next set of segments
• Proglottids – segments (chain of segments; the farther, the more mature) stained with india ink
• Apolysis – detachment of segments
• 1. Gravid Proglottids
  2. Mature Proglottids
  3. Immature Proglottids
  4. Scolex

  A) Gravid Proglottids

  B) Mature Proglottids

  C) Immatue Proglottids

  D) Scolex

  
• 2 types of Proglottids

  A) Apolytic

  
• 2 types of Proglottids

  A) Anapolytic