- Hymenolepis
Taxobox
name = Cyclophyllidea
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Platyhelminthes
classis =Cestoda
ordo =Cyclophyllidea
familia =Hymenolepididae
genus = HymenolepisHymenolepis is a genus of
cyclophyllid tapeworm s responsible forhymenolepiasis .Species include:
*"Hymenolepis nana ", which infectsmammal s likerodent s and humans and is carried bybeetles
*"Hymenolepis diminuta ", which has slightly bigger eggs and proglottids than "H. nana" and infects mammals usinginsects asintermediate host s.External links
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