| 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) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Anoplocephalidae |
| Genus: | Anoplocephala |
| Species: | A. perfoliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Anoplocephala perfoliata (Goeze, 1782)
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Anoplocephala perfoliata is the most common intestinal tapeworm of horses, and an agent responsible for some cases of equine colic.[1]
- ^ Bohórquez, Alejandro; Meana, Aránzazu; Luzón, Mónica (2012). "Differential diagnosis of equine cestodosis based on E/S and somatic Anoplocephala perfoliata and Anoplocephala magna antigens". Veterinary Parasitology. 190 (1–2): 87–94. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.06.001. PMID 22763349.