Protopolystoma xenopi (Price)
(a fluke)

Interactions where Protopolystoma xenopi 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 bladder Xenopus laevis African Clawed Toad Anura: Pipidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Protopolystoma xenopi/Protopolystoma xenopia flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Anura/Pipidae/Xenopus laevis/Xenopus laevisAfrican clawed toadbladder
larva larva endoparasitises kidney Xenopus laevis African Clawed Toad Anura: Pipidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Protopolystoma xenopi/Protopolystoma xenopia flukelarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Anura/Pipidae/Xenopus laevis/Xenopus laevisAfrican clawed toadkidney

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProtopolystoma xenopi (a fluke)
ClassMONOGENEA (flukes with a single host)
SubphylumNEODERMATA (a subphylum of flatworms)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Protopolystoma xenopi (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 Protopolystoma xenopi (a fluke):

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