Hymenolepis
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Hymenolepis is a genus of cyclophyllid tapeworms responsible for hymenolepiasis.
Species include:
- Hymenolepis nana, which infects mammals like rodents and humans and is carried by beetles
- Hymenolepis diminuta, which has slightly bigger eggs and proglottids than H. nana and infects mammals using insects as intermediate hosts.