Diplostomum pelmatoides
(Minnow Fluke)

Interactions where Diplostomum pelmatoides 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
metacaria (diplostomula) metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye UK/Ireland Phoxinus phoxinus Minnow Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae 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/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum pelmatoides/Diplostomum pelmatoidesminnow flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Phoxinus phoxinus/Phoxinus phoxinusminnoweye
metacaria (diplostomula) metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises spinal cord UK/Ireland Phoxinus phoxinus Minnow Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae 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/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum pelmatoides/Diplostomum pelmatoidesminnow flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Phoxinus phoxinus/Phoxinus phoxinusminnowspinal cord
metacaria (diplostomula) metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises brain UK/Ireland Phoxinus phoxinus Minnow Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae 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/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum pelmatoides/Diplostomum pelmatoidesminnow flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Phoxinus phoxinus/Phoxinus phoxinusminnowbrain

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.

Diplostomum pelmatoides (Minnow Fluke) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Diplostomum pelmatoides (Minnow Fluke) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiplostomum pelmatoides (Minnow Fluke)
GenusDiplostomum (a genus of flukes)
FamilyDIPLOSTOMIDAE (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)

Diplostomum pelmatoides (Minnow Fluke) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Diplostomum pelmatoides (Minnow Fluke):

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