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Anoplocephala

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Anoplocephala
A. perfoliata on horse
A. perfoliata on horse
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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