Dwarf tapeworm is the common name of which of the following
Echinococcus multilocularis
Hymenolepis nana
Taenia saginata
Taenia solium
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
parasitology