Hymenolepis

Translingual thumb|Hymenolepis diminuta species mul Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc - grc ὑμήν λεπίς thin skin, membrane, caul epithelial debris; eggshell 1 From the original description of the genus:en mul w:David Friedrich Weinland Human cestoides: an essay on the tapeworms of man https://archive.org/details/humancestoideses00wein 1858 55 https://archive.org/details/humancestoideses00wein/page/55 The most characteristic feature in this worm is its eggs,With a higher power, we easily distinguish three distinct egg-shells (Fig. 9.1, a, b, c). The outside shell is translucent, elastic, cracking in sharp angles under pressure, and only 0.0007 millim. thick.The second shell is membranaceous and irregularly wrinkled, thinner than the first, and immediately attached to it. Proper noun 1 f genus family Hymenolepididae tapeworms responsible for hymenolepiasis genus family Asteraceae certain asterid plants Hypernyms genus in Hymenolepididae genus in Asteraceae ; Asteroideae subfamily - subfamily; Anthemideae tribe - tribe; Athanasiinae subtribe - subtribe Hyponyms genus in Hymenolepididae Hymenolepis diminuta species, Hymenolepis erinacei species, Hymenolepis folkertsi species, Hymenolepis hibernia species, Hymenolepis microps species, Hymenolepis microstoma species, Hymenolepis sulcata species, Hymenolepis weldensis species - selected species genus in Asteraceae Hymenolepis gnidioides species, Hymenolepis incisa species, Hymenolepis parviflora species - selected species Derived terms mul Hymenolepididae References Further reading Tapeworm Hymenolepis (tapeworm) Hymenolepis (tapeworm) 1 Hymenolepis (Hymenolepidae) Hymenolepis (Hymenolepidae) 6215 Asterid Hymenolepis (plant) Hymenolepis (plant) Hymenolepis (Asteraceae) Hymenolepis (Asteraceae) Hymenolepis (Asteraceae) Hymenolepis (Asteraceae) 99110