''Anoplocephala'' is a
genus of
tapeworms in the family
Anoplocephalidae named in 1848 by
Émile Blanchard. The
type species is ''
Anoplocephala perfoliata
''Anoplocephala perfoliata'' is the most common intestinal tapeworm of horses, and an agent responsible for some cases of equine colic.
Description
Between 8 and 25 centimeters long, ''Anoplocephala perfoliata'' is part of the order Cyclophilli ...
'', which was originally described as ''Taenia perfoliata''. Anoplocephala is a cestode, belonging to the Cestoda class, meaning that it is a Flatworm parasite. They can be found in fifty-six percent of the wild rhino population in Assam, India.
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Cestoda genera
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