scolex
The anterior organ of a tapeworm used for attachment to host tissues.
SEEDED workflow status. The source-seeding rules supplied this record; consult its curation history for later attributed changes. This status does not establish human review.
Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | scolex | 4 | TAXON |
Broader habitats
- soft body part
BTO:0001262
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidatus Arthromitus sp. SFB-1 NCBITaxon:1054942 |
PREGO | 1 | 4 | |
Candidatus Arthromitus sp. SFB-2 NCBITaxon:1054943 |
PREGO | 2 | 4 | |
Sagittula stellata E-37 NCBITaxon:388399 |
PREGO | 3 | 4 | |
Caulobacter mirabilis NCBITaxon:69666 |
PREGO | 4 | 4 |
Also called
- holdfast
- holdfastic
- holdfasts
- scolexes