Acanthocephalus lucii
(a thorny-headed worm)

Interactions where Acanthocephalus lucii 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
endoparasitises anterior intestine UK/Ireland Anguilla anguilla Eel, European Eel Anguilliformes: Anguillidae 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
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
Acanthocephala from the Eel, van Cleave, H.J., 1921
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus lucii/Acanthocephalus luciia thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eelanterior intestine
acanthella acanthella endoparasitises haemocoel UK/IrelandRestricted 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/Acanthocephalus lucii/Acanthocephalus luciia thorny-headed wormacanthella Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slaterhaemocoelSole
acanthor larva acanthor larva endoparasitises haemocoel UK/IrelandRestricted 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/Acanthocephalus lucii/Acanthocephalus luciia thorny-headed wormacanthor larva Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slaterhaemocoelSole
cystacanth (encapsulated) encapsulated cystacanth endoparasitises haemocoel UK/IrelandRestricted 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/Acanthocephalus lucii/Acanthocephalus luciia thorny-headed wormencapsulatedcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slaterhaemocoelSole

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.
Kennedy, C.R., 1975The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic communityField Studies 4: 177-189.
van Cleave, H.J., 1921Acanthocephala from the EelTransactions of the American Microscopical Society Vol 40 (1): 1-13.

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcanthocephalus lucii (a thorny-headed worm)
GenusAcanthocephalus (a genus of thorny-headed worms)
PhylumACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Acanthocephalus lucii (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 Acanthocephalus lucii (a thorny-headed worm):

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