Which of the following statements about cestodes is CORRECT?
A) Some cestodes are tissue parasites of vertebrates but have an intermediate invertebrate host.
B) The tegument of cestodes is highly permeable and is the only means of food uptake.
C) Tapeworms are similar in features to platyhelminths, with suckers to attach to the host and a growth zone that buds off body segments
D) Cestodes are ectoparasitic flukes with a complex life cycle involving two hosts.
E) Cestodes resemble platyhelminths in that they have a flattened body and a ciliated epidermis.
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