Dwarf tapeworm is the common name of which of the following: (A) Echinococcus multilocularis, (B) Hymenolepis nana, (C) Taenia saginata, (D) Taenia solium
Answer is B. Hymenolepis nana is commonly known as dwarf tapeworm The name hymenolepis refers to the thin membrane covering the egg(greek: hymen -membrane,lepis-covering,nana (nanus) -dwarf) Ref: panikers textbook of Medical parasitology 8th edition page :136