Anoplocephala
Appearance
Anoplocephala | |
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A. perfoliata on horse | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
- ^ Baer, J G (1923). "Considérations sur le genre Anoplocephala". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 48.
External links
- Media related to Anoplocephala at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Anoplocephala at Wikispecies