Anoplocephalidae

Anoplocephalidae
An·op·lo·ce·phal·i·dae -se-'fal-ə-.dē n pl a family of taenioid tapeworms with unarmed scolices that live as adults in the intestines of various herbivores and pass their larval stages in some free-living mites
an·op·lo·ceph·a·lid -'sef-ə-ləd adj

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An·op·lo·ce·phal·i·dae (an″op-lo-sə-falґĭ-de) a family of medium-sized or large tapeworms of the order Cyclophyllidea, found as parasites in various species of mammals. Genera of medical or veterinary importance include Anoplocephala, Bertiella, Moniezia, Paranoplocephala, and Thysanosoma.

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