Hymenolepis nana:  eggs are usually spherical transparent 30-47 µm in diameter  hyaline shell  is thin contain a 6-hooked oncosphere.  polar filaments(4-8 ) which are found between ...

Hymenolepis nana Hymenolepis nana, the dwarf tapeworm, is the smallest tapeworm to infect humans. This cestode belongs to a large family known as Hymenolepididae. The diagnostic features ...

Unknown object in a concentrated stool specimen. This object looks like the egg of Hymenolepis but lacks refractile hooks and the polar filaments seen in H. nana.