Thelazia callipaeda Railliet and Henry, 1910
(Oriental Eyeworm)

Interactions where Thelazia callipaeda 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
infects eye Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) new to Norway, Falck, M., 2007
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Chromadorea/Spirurida/Thelaziidae/Thelazia callipaeda/Thelazia callipaedaoriental eyeworm Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogeye
infects eye Vulpes vulpes Fox, Red Fox Carnivora: Canidae Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) new to Norway, Falck, M., 2007
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Chromadorea/Spirurida/Thelaziidae/Thelazia callipaeda/Thelazia callipaedaoriental eyeworm Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Vulpes vulpes/Vulpes vulpesfox, red foxeye
infects eye Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) new to Norway, Falck, M., 2007
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Chromadorea/Spirurida/Thelaziidae/Thelazia callipaeda/Thelazia callipaedaoriental eyeworm Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral cateye
infects eye Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) new to Norway, Falck, M., 2007
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Chromadorea/Spirurida/Thelaziidae/Thelazia callipaeda/Thelazia callipaedaoriental eyeworm Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humaneye
endoparasitises Phortica variegata Variegated Fruit-fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) new to Norway, Falck, M., 2007
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Chromadorea/Spirurida/Thelaziidae/Thelazia callipaeda/Thelazia callipaedaoriental eyeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Phortica variegata/Phortica variegatavariegated fruit-fly
is spread by Phortica variegata Variegated Fruit-fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) new to Norway, Falck, M., 2007
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Chromadorea/Spirurida/Thelaziidae/Thelazia callipaeda/Thelazia callipaedaoriental eyeworm Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Phortica variegata/Phortica variegatavariegated fruit-fly

Author & YearTitleSource
Falck, M., 2007Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) new to NorwayNJE Vol 54 (2): 113-114.

Thelazia callipaeda (Oriental Eyeworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThelazia callipaeda (Oriental Eyeworm)
FamilyTHELAZIIDAE (a family of nematode worms)
OrderSPIRURIDA (an order of nematode worms)
ClassCHROMADOREA (a class of roundworms)
PhylumNEMATODA (roundworms, eelworms or nematodes)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Thelazia callipaeda (Oriental Eyeworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Thelazia callipaeda (Oriental Eyeworm):

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