Hymenolepis (flatworm)

Hymenolepis
Anterior end of rat tapeworm adult (Hymenolepis diminuta)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Cestoda
Order:	Cyclophyllidea
Family:	Hymenolepididae
Genus:	Hymenolepis Weinland, 1858

Hymenolepis is a genus of cyclophyllid tapeworms that cause hymenolepiasis. They parasitise mammals, including humans. Some notable species are:

• Hymenolepis apodemi - in rodents
• Hymenolepis asymetrica — in rodents
• Hymenolepis diminuta — in humans
• Hymenolepis horrida — in rodents
• Hymenolepis rymzhanovi — in rodents
• Hymenolepis microstoma — in rodents
• Hymenolepis nana — in humans
• Hymenolepis tualatinensis — in rodents