Proteocephalus percae (Müller, 1780)
(a fluke)

Interactions where Proteocephalus percae 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 Perca fluviatilis Perch Perciformes: Percidae Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Proteocephalidea/Proteocephalidae/Proteocephalus percae/Proteocephalus percaea flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Perciformes/Percidae/Perca fluviatilis/Perca fluviatilisperch

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProteocephalus percae (a fluke)
GenusProteocephalus (a genus of tapeworms)
FamilyPROTEOCEPHALIDAE (a family of tapeworms)
OrderPROTEOCEPHALIDEA (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 Proteocephalus percae (a fluke)

Proteocephalus percae (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 Proteocephalus percae (a fluke):

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