''Anoplocephala'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
tapeworms
Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum (Platyhelminthes). Most of the species—and the best-known—are those in the subclass Eucestoda; they are ribbon-like worms as adults, known as tapeworms. Their bodies consist of man ...
in the family
Anoplocephalidae
The Anoplocephalidae are a family of tapeworms containing the genera '' Bertiella'', ''Anoplocephala'', '' Paranoplocephala'', ''Moniezia'', and others.Douthitt, H. (1915)Studies on the Cestode Family: Anoplocephalidae(Vol. 1, No. 3). University ...
named in 1848 by
Émile Blanchard
Charles Émile Blanchard (6 March 1819 – 11 February 1900) was a French zoologist and entomologist.
Career
Blanchard was born in Paris. His father was an artist and naturalist and Émile began natural history very early in life. When he w ...
. The
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
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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