Affected Part |
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Summary |
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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 |
body cavity |
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body cavity is endoparasitised by larva |
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Toxascaris leonina |
an arrow-worm |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/ | Toxascaris leonina | an arrow-worm | | | | larva |
Animal / parasite / endoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | body cavity | | |
| | larva endoparasitises body cavity |
body cavity |
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body cavity is endoparasitised by cyst |
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Toxascaris leonina |
an arrow-worm |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/ | Toxascaris leonina | an arrow-worm | | | | cyst |
Animal / parasite / endoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | body cavity | | |
| | cyst endoparasitises body cavity |
body cavity |
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body cavity is endoparasitised by Cystocercus larva |
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Taenia taeniaeformis |
a tapeworm |
Tetraphyllidea: Taeniidae |
Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Tetraphyllidea/Taeniidae/Taenia taeniaeformis/ | Taenia taeniaeformis | a tapeworm | | | | Cystocercus larva |
Animal / parasite / endoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | body cavity | | |
| | Cystocercus larva endoparasitises body cavity |
body |
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body has blood sucked by |
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Nosopsyllus fasciatus |
Rat Flea, A Rat Flea |
Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae |
Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Ceratophyllidae/Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus/ | Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus | rat flea, a rat flea | | | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | body | | Major |
| | sucks the blood of body |
body |
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body is ectoparasitised by |
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Polyplax spinulosa |
Rat Louse |
Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae |
Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax spinulosa/ | Polyplax spinulosa | rat louse | | | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | body | | |
| | ectoparasitises body |
body (mangey) |
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mangey body is ectoparasitised by |
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Myobia musculi |
a mite |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Myobia musculi/ | Myobia musculi | a mite | | | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | mangey | body | | |
| | ectoparasitises mangey body |
dung |
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dung dung may support solitary or gregarious apothecium |
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Ascodesmis microscopica |
a discomycete |
Pezizales: Ascodesmidaceae |
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascodesmidaceae/Ascodesmis microscopica/ | Ascodesmis microscopica | a discomycete | | solitary or gregarious | | apothecium |
Animal / dung / saprobe | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | dung | | |
| | solitary or gregarious apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung |
dung |
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dung dung may support effuse colony of Oedocephalum anamorph |
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Pyronema omphalodes |
a discomycete |
Pezizales: Pyronemataceae |
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Pyronema omphalodes/ | Pyronema omphalodes | a discomycete | | effuse | colony | Oedocephalum anamorph |
Animal / dung / saprobe | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | dung | | |
| | effuse colony of Oedocephalum anamorph is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung |
dung |
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dung dung may support perithecium |
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Lophotrichus bartlettii |
a pyrenomycete |
Microascales: Microascaceae |
Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Microascaceae/Lophotrichus bartlettii/ | Lophotrichus bartlettii | a pyrenomycete | | | | perithecium |
Animal / dung / saprobe | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | dung | | |
| | perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung |
ear |
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ear is ectoparasitised by |
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Notoedres muris |
Red Scab Mite |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Notoedres muris/ | Notoedres muris | red scab mite | | | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | ear | | |
| | ectoparasitises ear |
ear (cysted) |
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cysted ear is ectoparasitised by encysted |
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Psorergates simplex |
a mite |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Psorergates simplex/ | Psorergates simplex | a mite | | encysted | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | cysted | ear | | |
| | encysted ectoparasitises cysted ear |
head |
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head is ectoparasitised by |
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Polyplax spinulosa |
Rat Louse |
Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae |
Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax spinulosa/ | Polyplax spinulosa | rat louse | | | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | head | | |
| | ectoparasitises head |
head (mangey) |
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mangey head is ectoparasitised by |
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Mycoptes musculinus |
a mite |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mycoptes musculinus/ | Mycoptes musculinus | a mite | | | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | mangey | head | | |
| | ectoparasitises mangey head |
ilium |
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ilium is endoparasitised by larva |
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Toxascaris leonina |
an arrow-worm |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/ | Toxascaris leonina | an arrow-worm | | | | larva |
Animal / parasite / endoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | ilium | | |
| | larva endoparasitises ilium |
large intestine |
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large intestine accommodates |
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Entamoeba muris |
an amoeba |
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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
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/Protozoa/Sarcodina/Entamoeba muris/ | Entamoeba muris | an amoeba | | | | |
Animal / resting place / within | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | large intestine | | |
| | rests inside large intestine |
liver |
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liver is endoparasitised by Cystocercus larva |
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Taenia taeniaeformis |
a tapeworm |
Tetraphyllidea: Taeniidae |
Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Tetraphyllidea/Taeniidae/Taenia taeniaeformis/ | Taenia taeniaeformis | a tapeworm | | | | Cystocercus larva |
Animal / parasite / endoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | liver | | |
| | Cystocercus larva endoparasitises liver |
peri-anal |
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peri-anal is ectoparasitised by |
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Notoedres muris |
Red Scab Mite |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Notoedres muris/ | Notoedres muris | red scab mite | | | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | peri-anal | | |
| | ectoparasitises peri-anal |
small intestine |
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small intestine is endoparasitised by tapeworm |
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Hymenolepis diminuta |
Rat Tapeworm |
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae |
Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis diminuta/ | Hymenolepis diminuta | rat tapeworm | | | | tapeworm |
Animal / parasite / endoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | small intestine | | |
| | tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine |
tail (base) |
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tail (base) is ectoparasitised by |
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Notoedres muris |
Red Scab Mite |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Notoedres muris/ | Notoedres muris | red scab mite | | | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | | tail (base) | | |
| | ectoparasitises tail (base) |
underside (cysted) |
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cysted underside is ectoparasitised by encysted |
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Psorergates simplex |
a mite |
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Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Psorergates simplex/ | Psorergates simplex | a mite | | encysted | | |
Animal / parasite / ectoparasite | | |
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/ | Rattus | rats, rat spp. | | cysted | underside | | |
| | encysted ectoparasitises cysted underside |