Choanotaenia crassiscolex (Linstow, 1890)
(a tapeworm)

Interactions where Choanotaenia crassiscolex 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 UK/Ireland Sorex araneus Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew Insectivora: Soricidae 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/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dilepididae/Choanotaenia crassiscolex/Choanotaenia crassiscolexa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex araneus/Sorex araneuscommon shrew, eurasian common shrewsmall intestine
cysticercoid cysticercoid endoparasitises Oxychilus navarricus ssp helveticus Glossy Glass Snail Pulmonata: Oxychilidae 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/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dilepididae/Choanotaenia crassiscolex/Choanotaenia crassiscolexa tapewormcysticercoid Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Oxychilidae/Oxychilus (Oxychilus) navarricus subsp. helveticus/Oxychilus (Oxychilus) navarricus subsp. helveticusglossy glass snail

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.

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChoanotaenia crassiscolex (a tapeworm)
GenusChoanotaenia (a genus of tapeworms)
FamilyDILEPIDIDAE (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Choanotaenia crassiscolex (a tapeworm)

Choanotaenia crassiscolex (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 Choanotaenia crassiscolex (a tapeworm):

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