Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Eel, European Eel)

Interactions where Anguilla anguilla is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is endoparasitised by Acanthocephalus anguillae a thorny-headed worm Acanthocephala from the Eel, van Cleave, H.J., 1921
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus anguillae/Acanthocephalus anguillaea thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eel endoparasitises
is endoparasitised by Neoechinorhynchus rutili a thorny-headed worm Acanthocephala from the Eel, van Cleave, H.J., 1921
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Neoechinorhynchus rutili/Neoechinorhynchus rutilia thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eel endoparasitises
anterior intestine anterior intestine is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Acanthocephalus lucii a thorny-headed worm The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
Acanthocephala from the Eel, van Cleave, H.J., 1921
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus lucii/Acanthocephalus luciia thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eelanterior intestine endoparasitises anterior intestine
blood blood is endoparasitised by UK/IrelandRestricted Trypanosoma granulosum a trypanosome The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trypanosoma granulosum/Trypanosoma granulosuma trypanosome Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eelbloodSole endoparasitises blood
eye (lens) eye (lens) is endoparasitised by metacaria (diplostomula) UK/Ireland Diplostomum spathaceum a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/Diplostomum spathaceuma flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eeleye (lens) metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)
gill gill is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Ergasilus gibbus a copepod Poecilostomatoida: Ergasilidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Poecilostomatoida/Ergasilidae/Ergasilus gibbus/Ergasilus gibbusa copepod Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eelgill ectoparasitises gill

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Kennedy, C.R., 1975The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic communityField Studies 4: 177-189.
van Cleave, H.J., 1921Acanthocephala from the EelTransactions of the American Microscopical Society Vol 40 (1): 1-13.

Anguilla anguilla (Eel, European Eel) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnguilla anguilla (Eel, European Eel)
FamilyANGUILLIDAE (eels)
OrderANGUILLIFORMES (eels)
SuperorderELOPOMORPHA (eels)
InfraclassTeleostei (teleost fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anguilla anguilla (Eel, European Eel)

Anguilla anguilla (Eel, European Eel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

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Pathology

van Cleave, H.J. 1921 Acanthocephala from the Eel Transactions of the American Microscopical Society Vol 40 (1): 1-13.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Anguilla anguilla (Eel, European Eel):

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