Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 771: Rodentolepis (Hymenolepis) nana, the dwarf tapeworm
As nicely described by Florida Fan, Idzi Potters, and Menzler, the craspedote positioning of the proglottids, armed rostellum, and characteristic (although immature) eggs with prominently splayed, large hooklets all point to R. nana. If you look very closely, you can make out the polar filaments:
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