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Scolex vs Mastax - What's the difference?

scolex | mastax |


As nouns the difference between scolex and mastax

is that scolex is the structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host while mastax is (zoology) the pharynx of a rotifer it usually contains four horny pieces the two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.