''Anoplocephala'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

tapeworms Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum (Platyhelminthes). Most of the species—and the best-known—are those in the subclass Eucestoda; they are ribbon-like worms as adults, commonly known as tapeworms. Their bodies con ...

in the family

Anoplocephalidae The Anoplocephalidae are a family of tapeworms containing the genera '' Bertiella'', '' Anoplocephala'', '' Paranoplocephala'', '' Moniezia'', and others.Douthitt, H. (1915)Studies on the Cestode Family: Anoplocephalidae(Vol. 1, No. 3). Universit ...

named in 1848 by

Émile Blanchard Charles Émile Blanchard (6 March 1819 – 11 February 1900) was a French zoologist and entomologist. Career Blanchard was born in Paris. His father was an artist and naturalist and Émile began natural history very early in life. When he was ...

. The

type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...

is ''

Anoplocephala perfoliata ''Anoplocephala perfoliata'' is the most common intestinal tapeworm of horses, and an agent responsible for some cases of equine colic. Description Between 8 and 25 centimeters long, ''Anoplocephala perfoliata'' is part of the order Cyclophil ...

'', which was originally described as ''Taenia perfoliata''. 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.

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* * Cestoda genera {{Cestoda-stub