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| Dwarf tapeworm | |
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| Adult dwarf tapeworm | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Hymenolepididae |
| Genus: | Hymenolepis |
| Species: | H. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenolepis nana | |
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.