Anoplocephala perfoliata

Anoplocephala perfoliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Anoplocephalidae
Genus: Anoplocephala
Species: A. perfoliata
Binomial name
Anoplocephala perfoliata
(Goeze, 1782)

Anoplocephala perfoliata is the most common intestinal tapeworm of horses, and an agent responsible for some cases of equine colic.[1]

References

  1. Alejandro Bohórquez, Aránzazu Meana & Mónica Luzón (2012). "Differential diagnosis of equine cestodosis based on E/S and somatic Anoplocephala perfoliata and Anoplocephala magna antigens". Veterinary Parasitology. 190 (in press): 87–94. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.06.001. PMID 22763349.
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