Trichodectes canis (de Geer)
(Dog Louse)

Interactions where Trichodectes canis 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
ectoparasitises skin Major Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Trichodectes canis/Trichodectes canisdog louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogskinMajor
ectoparasitises skin Minor Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Trichodectes canis/Trichodectes canisdog louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catskinMinor

Interactions where Trichodectes canis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
is endoparasitised by larva Dipylidium caninum a tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Dipylidiidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dipylidiidae/Dipylidium caninum/Dipylidium caninuma tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Trichodectes canis/Trichodectes canisdog louse larva endoparasitises

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

Trichodectes canis (Dog Louse) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Trichodectes canis (Dog Louse) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrichodectes canis (Dog Louse)
SuborderMALLOPHAGA (chewing lice)
OrderPHTHIRAPTERA (sucking lice, louse)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Trichodectes canis (Dog Louse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trichodectes canis (Dog Louse):

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