Cryptocotyle lingua (Creplin, 1825)
(a fluke)

Interactions where Cryptocotyle lingua is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
fluke fluke endoparasitises small intestine LARIDAE sea gulls Charadriiformes 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
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Heterophyidae/Cryptocotyle lingua/Cryptocotyle linguaa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae/Laridaesea gullssmall intestine
fluke fluke endoparasitises small intestine LARIDAE sea gulls Charadriiformes 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
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Heterophyidae/Cryptocotyle lingua/Cryptocotyle linguaa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae/Laridaesea gullssmall intestine
fluke fluke endoparasitises small intestine UK/Ireland Larus argentatus Herring Gull Charadriiformes: Laridae 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
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Heterophyidae/Cryptocotyle lingua/Cryptocotyle linguaa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae/Larus argentatus/Larus argentatusherring gullsmall intestine
cercaria cercaria endoparasitises Clupea harengus Herring Clupeiformes: Clupeidae 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
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Heterophyidae/Cryptocotyle lingua/Cryptocotyle linguaa flukecercaria Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Clupeiformes/Clupeidae/Clupea harengus/Clupea harengusherring
cercaria cercaria endoparasitises Littorina littorea Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle Littorinimorpha: Littorinidae 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
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Heterophyidae/Cryptocotyle lingua/Cryptocotyle linguaa flukecercaria Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Littorinidae/Littorina littorea/Littorina littoreacommon periwinkle, edible periwinkle, winkle

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.

Cryptocotyle lingua (a fluke) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptocotyle lingua (a fluke)
GenusCryptocotyle (a genus of trematodes)
FamilyHETEROPHYIDAE (a family of trematodes)
OrderPLAGIORCHIIDA (an order of trematodes)
SubclassDIGENEA (flukes with multiple hosts)
ClassTREMATODA (trematode flukes)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cryptocotyle lingua (a fluke)

Cryptocotyle lingua (a fluke) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cryptocotyle lingua (a fluke):

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