Chaetogaster limnaei Baer, 1827
(an oligochaete)

Interactions where Chaetogaster limnaei 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
rests inside shell UK/Ireland Ampullaceana balthica Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail Lymnaeidae 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/Annelida/Clitellata/Haplotaxida/Tubificidae/Chaetogaster limnaei/Chaetogaster limnaeian oligochaete Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/Ampullaceana balthicawandering pondsnail, wandering snailshell
rests inside shell UK/IrelandMinor Physa fontinalis Common Bladder Snail Physidae 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/Annelida/Clitellata/Haplotaxida/Tubificidae/Chaetogaster limnaei/Chaetogaster limnaeian oligochaete Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Physidae/Physa fontinalis/Physa fontinaliscommon bladder snailshellMinor
rests inside shell UK/Ireland Planorbis a genus of ramshorn snails Planorbidae 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/Annelida/Clitellata/Haplotaxida/Tubificidae/Chaetogaster limnaei/Chaetogaster limnaeian oligochaete Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Planorbidae/Planorbis/Planorbisa genus of ramshorn snailsshell

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.

Chaetogaster limnaei (an oligochaete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChaetogaster limnaei (an oligochaete)
GenusChaetogaster (a genus of annelids)
SubfamilyNAIDINAE (a subfamily of annelids)
FamilyTUBIFICIDAE (bloodworms)
SuborderTUBIFICINA (a suborder of annelids)
OrderHAPLOTAXIDA (on order of annelids)
SubclassOLIGOCHAETA (earth worms and freshwater worms)
ClassCLITELLATA (a class of annelids)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chaetogaster limnaei (an oligochaete)

Chaetogaster limnaei (an oligochaete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chaetogaster limnaei (an oligochaete):

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