Tapeworm

A tapeworm was a parasitic organism that infected the digestive tract of many different species, both and non. Tapeworms were long flatworms with body sections that resembled strips of tape, hence their designation. These parasites would anchor into the wall of a being's intestine and absorb the nutrients from the food that the host would eat.

Tapeworms were considered a sign of poor hygiene in food preparation. Tuffass, and Marine gunnery sergeant, claimed that   resembled tapeworms and named a recruit after the parasite.

Appearances

 * Tales from the Corps, Vol. 1