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Meaning of hymenolepis



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

hymenolepis
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It means membranes with scales. It is the name of a genus of platelmints céstodos in the family Hymenolepididae . They are a class of small tapeworms, which are usually parasites of rodents (rats and rabbits) and humans. They're usually called dwarfs.

  



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Hymenolepis : Gender of small tapeworms .

  










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