Anoplocephala

Anoplocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Anoplocephalidae
Genus: Anoplocephala
Blanchard, 1848
Type species
Anoplocephala perfoliata

Anoplocephala is a genus of tapeworms in the family Anoplocephalidae named in 1848 by 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.


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