Trichomonas gallinae
(a trichomonad)

Interactions where Trichomonas gallinae 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
		endoparasitises lesioned gullet			Columba livia	Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon	Columbiformes: Columbidae	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbidae/Columba livia/	Columba livia	rock dove, rock pigeon, feral pigeon		lesioned	gullet		Major
		endoparasitises lesioned respiratory tract			Columba livia	Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon	Columbiformes: Columbidae	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbidae/Columba livia/	Columba livia	rock dove, rock pigeon, feral pigeon		lesioned	respiratory tract		Major
		endoparasitises lesioned gullet			Columba oenas	Stock Dove, Stock Pigeon	Columbiformes: Columbidae	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbidae/Columba oenas/	Columba oenas	stock dove, stock pigeon		lesioned	gullet		Major
		endoparasitises lesioned respiratory tract			Columba oenas	Stock Dove, Stock Pigeon	Columbiformes: Columbidae	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbidae/Columba oenas/	Columba oenas	stock dove, stock pigeon		lesioned	respiratory tract		Major
		endoparasitises lesioned gullet			Columba palumbus	Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon	Columbiformes: Columbidae	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbidae/Columba palumbus/	Columba palumbus	woodpigeon, common wood pigeon		lesioned	gullet		Major
		endoparasitises lesioned respiratory tract			Columba palumbus	Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon	Columbiformes: Columbidae	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbidae/Columba palumbus/	Columba palumbus	woodpigeon, common wood pigeon		lesioned	respiratory tract		Major
		endoparasitises lesioned gullet			Streptopelia turtur	Turtle Dove, European Turtle Dove	Columbiformes: Columbidae	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbidae/Streptopelia turtur/	Streptopelia turtur	turtle dove, european turtle dove		lesioned	gullet		Major
		endoparasitises lesioned respiratory tract			Streptopelia turtur	Turtle Dove, European Turtle Dove	Columbiformes: Columbidae	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbidae/Streptopelia turtur/	Streptopelia turtur	turtle dove, european turtle dove		lesioned	respiratory tract		Major
		infects lesioned gullet			FRINGILLIDAE	finches and crossbills	Passeriformes	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Fringillidae/	Fringillidae	finches and crossbills		lesioned	gullet		Minor
		infects lesioned respiratory tract			FRINGILLIDAE	finches and crossbills	Passeriformes	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK, Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas gallinae/	Trichomonas gallinae	a trichomonad					Animal / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Fringillidae/	Fringillidae	finches and crossbills		lesioned	respiratory tract		Minor

Author & Year	Title	Source
Lennon,R.J., Dunn,J.C., Stockdale,J.E., Goodman,S.J., Morris,A.J. & Hamer,K.C., 2013	Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK	Parasitology Vol 140: 1368-1376.

Trichomonas gallinae (a trichomonad) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

PROTOZOA
(protists, single-celled organisms)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Trichomonas gallinae (a trichomonad)
Genus	Trichomonas (trichomonads)
Class	MASTIGOPHORA (CLASS) (flagellates)
Subkingdom	SARCOMASTIGOPHORA (rhizopods and flagellates)
Kingdom	PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Trichomonas gallinae (a trichomonad) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

SARCOMASTIGOPHORA
(rhizopods and flagellates)

PROTOZOA
(protists, single-celled organisms)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trichomonas gallinae (a trichomonad):

SARCOMASTIGOPHORA
(rhizopods and flagellates)

PROTOZOA
(protists, single-celled organisms)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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