Filicollis anatis (Schrank, 1788)
(a thorny-headed worm)

Interactions where Filicollis anatis 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 Anas ducks Anseriformes: Anatidae 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Anas/Anasduckssmall intestine
fluke fluke endoparasitises small intestine Cygnus swans Anseriformes: Anatidae 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Cygnus/Cygnusswanssmall intestine
fluke fluke endoparasitises small intestine UK/Ireland Cygnus olor Mute Swan Anseriformes: Anatidae 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Cygnus olor/Cygnus olormute swansmall intestine
fluke fluke endoparasitises small intestine [Geese] Geese Anseriformes: Anatidae 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Geese/GeeseGeesesmall intestine
fluke fluke endoparasitises small intestine UK/Ireland Fulica atra Coot, Common Coot Gruiformes: Rallidae 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootsmall intestine
cystacanth cystacanth endoparasitises Asellus aquaticus a water slater Isopoda: Asellidae 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slater

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.

Filicollis anatis (a thorny-headed worm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFilicollis anatis (a thorny-headed worm)
PhylumACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Filicollis anatis (a thorny-headed worm)

Filicollis anatis (a thorny-headed worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Filicollis anatis (a thorny-headed worm):

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