Brachylaima Dujardin, 1843
(a genus of trematodes)

Interactions where Brachylaima 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 oesophagus Sorex shrews Insectivora: Soricidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima/Brachylaimaa genus of trematodesfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex/Sorexshrewsoesophagus
fluke fluke endoparasitises intestine [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima/Brachylaimaa genus of trematodesfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemiceintestine
fluke fluke endoparasitises intestine [Voles] voles Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima/Brachylaimaa genus of trematodesfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Voles/Volesvolesintestine
larva larva endoparasitises shrew-infecting Zonitoides excavatus Hollowed Glass Snail Pulmonata: Gastrodontidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima/Brachylaimaa genus of trematodeslarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Gastrodontidae/Zonitoides (Zonitoides) excavatus/Zonitoides (Zonitoides) excavatushollowed glass snailshrew-infecting

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

Brachylaima (a genus of trematodes) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBrachylaima (a genus of trematodes)
FamilyBRACHYLAIMIDAE (a family of trematodes)
OrderDIPLOSTOMIDA (an order of trematodes)
SubclassDIGENEA (flukes with multiple hosts)
ClassTREMATODA (trematode flukes)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Brachylaima (a genus of trematodes)

Brachylaima (a genus of trematodes) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brachylaima (a genus of trematodes):

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