Schistocephalus solidus (Müller, 1776)
(a tapeworm)

Interactions where Schistocephalus solidus 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
adult adult ectoparasitises gut LARIDAE sea gulls Charadriiformes Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Schistocephalus solidus/Schistocephalus solidusa tapewormadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae/Laridaesea gullsgut
adult adult ectoparasitises gut Podiceps grebes Podicipediformes: Podicipedidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Schistocephalus solidus/Schistocephalus solidusa tapewormadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae/Podiceps/Podicepsgrebesgut
plerocercoid plerocercoid ectoparasitises distended body cavity Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Schistocephalus solidus/Schistocephalus solidusa tapewormplerocercoid Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackdistendedbody cavity
procercoid procercoid ectoparasitises body cavity Cyclops a genus of freshwater copepods Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Schistocephalus solidus/Schistocephalus solidusa tapewormprocercoid Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cyclopoida/Cyclopidae/Cyclops/Cyclopsa genus of freshwater copepodsbody cavity
procercoid procercoid ectoparasitises body cavity Cyclops strenuus a freshwater copepod Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Schistocephalus solidus/Schistocephalus solidusa tapewormprocercoid Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cyclopoida/Cyclopidae/Cyclops strenuus/Cyclops strenuusa freshwater copepodbody cavity

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

Schistocephalus solidus (a tapeworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchistocephalus solidus (a tapeworm)
GenusSchistocephalus (a genus of tapeworms)
FamilyDIPHYLLOBOTHRIIDAE (a family of tapeworms)
OrderDIPHYLLOBOTHRIIDEA (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 Schistocephalus solidus (a tapeworm)

Schistocephalus solidus (a tapeworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Schistocephalus solidus (a tapeworm):

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