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Dwarf tapeworm
Adult dwarf tapeworm
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Cestoda
Order:
Cyclophyllidea
Family:
Hymenolepididae
Genus:
Hymenolepis
Species:
H. nana
Binomial name
Hymenolepis nana
(Bilharz, 1851) Ransom, 1901[1]
Dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana, also known as Rodentolepis nana, Vampirolepis nana, Hymenolepis fraterna, and Taenia nana) is a cosmopolitan species though most common in temperate zones, and is one of the most common cestodes (a type of intestinal worm or helminth) infecting humans, especially children.
^Deaderick, William H. (1906). "Hymenolepis Nana and Hymenolepis Diminuta, with Report of Cases". Journal of the American Medical Association. XLVII (25): 2087–2090. doi:10.1001/jama.1906.25210250041002.
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