Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Nitzsch, 1824)
(a tapeworm)

Interactions where Diphyllobothrium dendriticum 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 gut LARIDAE sea gulls Charadriiformes Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Diphyllobothrium dendriticum/Diphyllobothrium dendriticuma tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae/Laridaesea gullsgut
endoparasitises body cavity UK/Ireland Salmo trutta Trout, Sea Trout, Brown/Sea Trout Salmoniformes: Salmonidae Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Diphyllobothrium dendriticum/Diphyllobothrium dendriticuma tapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Salmo trutta/Salmo truttatrout, sea trout, brown/sea troutbody cavity
endoparasitises Cyclops a genus of freshwater copepods Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Diphyllobothrium dendriticum/Diphyllobothrium dendriticuma tapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cyclopoida/Cyclopidae/Cyclops/Cyclopsa genus of freshwater copepods

Author & YearTitleSource
Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham TarnField Studies 4: 617-629.

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiphyllobothrium dendriticum (a tapeworm)
GenusDiphyllobothrium (a genus of tapeworms)
FamilyDIPHYLLOBOTHRIIDAE (a family of tapeworms)
OrderDIPHYLLOBOTHRIIDEA (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 Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (a tapeworm)

Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (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 Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (a tapeworm):

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