Dipylidium caninum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a tapeworm)

Interactions where Dipylidium caninum 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
tapeworm (usually solitary) usually solitary tapeworm endoparasitises ilium Major Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dipylidiidae/Dipylidium caninum/Dipylidium caninuma tapewormusually solitarytapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogiliumMajor
tapeworm (usually solitary) usually solitary tapeworm endoparasitises ilium Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dipylidiidae/Dipylidium caninum/Dipylidium caninuma tapewormusually solitarytapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catilium
tapeworm (usually solitary) usually solitary tapeworm endoparasitises ilium of children Rare Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dipylidiidae/Dipylidium caninum/Dipylidium caninuma tapewormusually solitarytapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humaniliumchildrenRare
larva larva endoparasitises larva Ctenocephalides canis Dog Flea Siphonaptera: Pulicidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dipylidiidae/Dipylidium caninum/Dipylidium caninuma tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Pulicidae/Ctenocephalides canis/Ctenocephalides canisdog flealarva
larva larva endoparasitises Trichodectes canis Dog Louse Phthiraptera Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dipylidiidae/Dipylidium caninum/Dipylidium caninuma tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Trichodectes canis/Trichodectes canisdog louse

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Dipylidium caninum (a tapeworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDipylidium caninum (a tapeworm)
FamilyDIPYLIDIIDAE (a family of tapeworms)
OrderCYCLOPHYLLIDEA (an order of tapeworms)
ClassCESTODA (tapeworms)
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 Dipylidium caninum (a tapeworm)

Dipylidium caninum (a tapeworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dipylidium caninum (a tapeworm):

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