Dolichosaccus rastellus (Olsson, 1876)
(a fluke)

Interactions where Dolichosaccus rastellus 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 intestine Rana frogs Anura: Ranidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Plagiorchiidae/Dolichosaccus rastellus/Dolichosaccus rastellusa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Rana/Ranafrogsintestine
cyst cyst endoparasitises larva TRICHOPTERA caddis flies, caddisflies Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Plagiorchiidae/Dolichosaccus rastellus/Dolichosaccus rastellusa flukecyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Trichopteracaddis flies, caddisflieslarva
cyst cyst endoparasitises nymph EPHEMEROPTERA mayflies, upwinged flies Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Plagiorchiidae/Dolichosaccus rastellus/Dolichosaccus rastellusa flukecyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Ephemeroptera/Ephemeropteramayflies, upwinged fliesnymph
sporocyst sporocyst endoparasitises Lymnaea pond snails Lymnaeidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Plagiorchiidae/Dolichosaccus rastellus/Dolichosaccus rastellusa flukesporocyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Lymnaea/Lymnaeapond snails

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

Dolichosaccus rastellus (a fluke) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDolichosaccus rastellus (a fluke)
FamilyPLAGIORCHIIDAE (a family of trematodes)
OrderPLAGIORCHIIDA (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 Dolichosaccus rastellus (a fluke)

Dolichosaccus rastellus (a fluke) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dolichosaccus rastellus (a fluke):

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