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] 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.[2]
| Anoplocephala | |
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| A. perfoliata on horse | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Anoplocephalidae |
| Genus: | Anoplocephala Blanchard, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| A. perfoliata | |
| Species | |
References
edit- ^ Baer, J G (1923). "Considérations sur le genre Anoplocephala". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 48.
- ^ O'Connor, Luke; Choudhury, Bhaskar; Ali, Samshul; Bull, Katie; Morgan, Eric (December 2018). "A SURVEY OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES OF WILD AND ORPHAN GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINO (RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS) IN KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, ASSAM, INDIA". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 49 (4): 1051–1053. doi:10.1638/2018-0051.1. ISSN 1042-7260. PMID 30592923.
External links
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