Cestoda (Cestodes) is a class of flatworms. There are 1928 species of Cestodes, in 368 genera and 68 families. They have asexual reproduction. They rely on ciliary gliding to move around.
Definition: Capable of the biological process in which new individuals are produced by either a single cell or a group of cells, in the absence of any sexual process.
Definition: a type of locomotion in which an animal moves on a secreted layer of mucus, propelled by the beating of cilia. It is characteristic of small, soft-bodied invertebrates.
