''Anthocephalum decrisantisorum'' is a species of flatworms. It can be differentiated by its overall size, the number of
proglottid
Cestoda is a Class (biology), 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. T ...
s and marginal loculi, the number and arrangement of its
testes
A testicle or testis ( testes) is the gonad in all male bilaterians, including humans, and is homologous to the ovary in females. Its primary functions are the production of sperm and the secretion of androgens, primarily testosterone.
The ...
, the size of its apical sucker, the arrangement and distribution of
vitelline follicles, and the "muscularity" of its
genital pore.
[Ruhnke, Timothy R., Janine N. Caira, and Allison Cox. "The cestode order Rhinebothriidea no longer family-less: A molecular phylogenetic investigation with erection of two new families and description of eight new species of Anthocephalum." Zootaxa 3904.1 (2015): 051-081.]
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Cestoda
Animals described in 2015
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