Notocotylus gibbus (Mehlis, 1846)
(a fluke)

Interactions where Notocotylus gibbus 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 caecum UK/Ireland Fulica atra Coot, Common Coot Gruiformes: Rallidae 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/Echinostomida/Notocotylidae/Notocotylus gibbus/Notocotylus gibbusa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootcaecum
fluke fluke endoparasitises caecum Gallinula chloropus Moorhen, Common Moorhen Gruiformes: Rallidae 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/Echinostomida/Notocotylidae/Notocotylus gibbus/Notocotylus gibbusa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Gallinula chloropus/Gallinula chloropusmoorhen, common moorhencaecum

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.

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNotocotylus gibbus (a fluke)
GenusNotocotylus (a genus of trematodes)
FamilyNOTOCOTYLIDAE (a family of trematodes)
OrderECHINOSTOMIDA (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 Notocotylus gibbus (a fluke)

Notocotylus gibbus (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 Notocotylus gibbus (a fluke):

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