Catenotaenia pusilla (Goeze, 1782)
(a tapeworm)

Interactions where Catenotaenia pusilla is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
tapeworm tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine (middle part) SorexQuestionable shrews 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/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Catenotaeniidae/Catenotaenia pusilla/Catenotaenia pusillaa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex/Sorexshrews?small intestine (middle part)
tapeworm tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine (middle part) Apodemus wood-mice Rodentia: Muridae 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/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Catenotaeniidae/Catenotaenia pusilla/Catenotaenia pusillaa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Apodemus/Apodemuswood-micesmall intestine (middle part)
tapeworm tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine (middle part) Myodes glareolus Bank Vole Rodentia: Muridae 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/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Catenotaeniidae/Catenotaenia pusilla/Catenotaenia pusillaa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Myodes glareolus/Myodes glareolusbank volesmall intestine (middle part)
tapeworm tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine (middle part) [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Catenotaeniidae/Catenotaenia pusilla/Catenotaenia pusillaa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemicesmall intestine (middle part)
tapeworm tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine (middle part) [Voles] voles Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Catenotaeniidae/Catenotaenia pusilla/Catenotaenia pusillaa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Voles/Volesvolessmall intestine (middle part)
merocercoid larva merocercoid larva endoparasitises haemocoel Glyciphagus domestica a tyroglyphid mite Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Catenotaeniidae/Catenotaenia pusilla/Catenotaenia pusillaa tapewormmerocercoid larva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Glyciphagus domestica/Glyciphagus domesticaa tyroglyphid mitehaemocoel

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

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
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.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCatenotaenia pusilla (a tapeworm)
GenusCatenotaenia (a genus of tapeworms)
FamilyCATENOTAENIIDAE (a family of tapeworms)
OrderCYCLOPHYLLIDEA (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 Catenotaenia pusilla (a tapeworm)

Catenotaenia pusilla (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 Catenotaenia pusilla (a tapeworm):

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