| Anoplocephala | A genus of large tapeworms (family Anoplocephalidae) with strong linear segmentation, numerous scattered testes, and eggs with a pyriform apparatus; they are parasitic in herbivores, with terrestrial mites serving as intermediate hosts. Origin: G. Anoplos, unarmed, + kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Anoplocephala perfoliata | A cosmopolitan species of the horse, donkey, mule, and zebra; cysticercoid larvae are found in arthropods. Synonym: Taenia equina, Taenia quadrilobata. (05 Mar 2000) |