The adult tapeworm has a scolex (head), a short neck, and a strobila (segmented body) formed of proglottids. Tapeworms anchor themselves to the inside of the intestine of their host using their scolex, which typically has hooks, suckers, or both.

What type of worm has a scolex and Proglottid?

Tapeworms are parasites that inhabit the intestines. They consist of a head (scolex) imbedded into the mucosa, a neck, and a body consisting of a series of segments or proglottids (Fig. 16.10).

What has a scolex?

The knoblike anterior end of a tapeworm, having suckers or hooklike parts that in the adult stage serve as organs of attachment to the host on which the tapeworm is parasitic.