Anoplocephala

Anoplocephala
A. perfoliata on horse
A. perfoliata on horse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Platyhelminthes
Class:Cestoda
Order:Cyclophyllidea
Family:Anoplocephalidae
Genus:Anoplocephala
Blanchard, 1848
Type species
A. perfoliata
Species

Anoplocephala is a genus of tapeworms in the family Anoplocephalidae named in 1848 by Émile Blanchard. The type species is Anoplocephala perfoliata, which was originally described as Taenia perfoliata.[1]

References

  1. Baer, J G (1923). "Considérations sur le genre Anoplocephala". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 48.


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