Brachylaima oesophagei Schaldibin, 1953
(a trematode)

Interactions where Brachylaima oesophagei 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 oesophagus UK/Ireland Sorex araneus Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew Insectivora: Soricidae 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/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima oesophagei/Brachylaima oesophageia trematodefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex araneus/Sorex araneuscommon shrew, eurasian common shrewoesophagus
fluke fluke endoparasitises stomach UK/Ireland Sorex araneus Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew Insectivora: Soricidae 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/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima oesophagei/Brachylaima oesophageia trematodefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex araneus/Sorex araneuscommon shrew, eurasian common shrewstomach
microcercous cercariae microcercous cercariae endoparasitises liver UK/Ireland Zonitoides excavatus Hollowed Glass Snail Pulmonata: Gastrodontidae 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/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima oesophagei/Brachylaima oesophageia trematodemicrocercous cercariae Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Gastrodontidae/Zonitoides (Zonitoides) excavatus/Zonitoides (Zonitoides) excavatushollowed glass snailliver
miracidium miracidium endoparasitises UK/Ireland Zonitoides excavatus Hollowed Glass Snail Pulmonata: Gastrodontidae 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/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima oesophagei/Brachylaima oesophageia trematodemiracidium Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Gastrodontidae/Zonitoides (Zonitoides) excavatus/Zonitoides (Zonitoides) excavatushollowed glass snail

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.

Brachylaima oesophagei (a trematode) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Brachylaima oesophagei (a trematode) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrachylaima oesophagei (a trematode)
GenusBrachylaima (a genus of trematodes)
FamilyBRACHYLAIMIDAE (a family of trematodes)
OrderDIPLOSTOMIDA (an order of trematodes)
SubclassDIGENEA (flukes with multiple hosts)
ClassTREMATODA (trematode flukes)
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 Brachylaima oesophagei (a trematode)

Brachylaima oesophagei (a trematode) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brachylaima oesophagei (a trematode):

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