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absorptive feeder
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| A parasitic tapeworm is an absorptive feeder. The
narrowest point is the "head" or scolex which attaches the parasite
to the intestinal lining by means of suckers and/or little hooks.
Predigested nutrients are absorbed through the wall of each of the
progressively larger segments. These animals have no digestive canal.
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