Hymenolepis scutigera (Dujardin)
(a tapeworm)

Interactions where Hymenolepis scutigera 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 tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine (posterior half) Sorex shrews Insectivora: Soricidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis scutigera/Hymenolepis scutigeraa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex/Sorexshrewssmall intestine (posterior half)
larva larva endoparasitises larva Ctenophthalmus nobilis ssp nobilis a mammal flea Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis scutigera/Hymenolepis scutigeraa tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Ctenophthalmidae/Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) nobilis subsp. nobilis/Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) nobilis subsp. nobilisa mammal flealarva
larva larva endoparasitises adult Ctenophthalmus nobilis ssp nobilis a mammal flea Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis scutigera/Hymenolepis scutigeraa tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Ctenophthalmidae/Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) nobilis subsp. nobilis/Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) nobilis subsp. nobilisa mammal fleaadult

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHymenolepis scutigera (a tapeworm)
GenusHymenolepis (a genus of tapeworms)
FamilyHYMENOLEPIDIDAE (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)

Hymenolepis scutigera (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 Hymenolepis scutigera (a tapeworm):

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