Anoplocephala perfoliata | |
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Beginning of patent period during the invasion of Anoplocephala perfoliata on a horse. Immature tapeworms (arrows) and tapeworms with gravid segments (arrow heads) | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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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.