<prompt> T. trichuria maintains its position in the intestinal tract byPenetration into tissuesAnchorage with its anterior poionRetention in the folds of the mucosaAttachment with its cutting plate  <response>: Trichuris trichiura also called whip tapeworm lie embedded in the cecal wall, with the thread-like anterior poion piercing the mucosa and the thick posterior end projecting out.The infection is diagnosed by demonstrating the adult worm or the egg in the stool. Freshly passed eggs are bile stained, barrel-shaped and unembryonated.Panicker 7e pg: 172 