Anoplocephala

<i>Anoplocephala</i>

Anoplocephala

Genus of flatworms

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Baer, J G (1923). "Considérations sur le genre Anoplocephala". Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 48.
  2. [2]
    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.


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