Cephalochlamys namaquensis (Cohn, 1906)
(a tapeworm)

Interactions where Cephalochlamys namaquensis 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
tapeworm tapeworm endoparasitises duodenum Xenopus laevis African Clawed Toad Anura: Pipidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Pseudophyllidea/Cephalochlamydidae/Cephalochlamys namaquensis/Cephalochlamys namaquensisa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Anura/Pipidae/Xenopus laevis/Xenopus laevisAfrican clawed toadduodenum
tapeworm tapeworm endoparasitises ilium Xenopus laevis African Clawed Toad Anura: Pipidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Pseudophyllidea/Cephalochlamydidae/Cephalochlamys namaquensis/Cephalochlamys namaquensisa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Anura/Pipidae/Xenopus laevis/Xenopus laevisAfrican clawed toadilium
procercoid procercoid endoparasitises body cavity COPEPODA copepods Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Pseudophyllidea/Cephalochlamydidae/Cephalochlamys namaquensis/Cephalochlamys namaquensisa tapewormprocercoid Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Copepoda/Copepodacopepodsbody cavity
procercoid procercoid endoparasitises body cavity Cyclops a genus of freshwater copepods Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Pseudophyllidea/Cephalochlamydidae/Cephalochlamys namaquensis/Cephalochlamys namaquensisa tapewormprocercoid Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cyclopoida/Cyclopidae/Cyclops/Cyclopsa genus of freshwater copepodsbody cavity

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCephalochlamys namaquensis (a tapeworm)
FamilyCEPHALOCHLAMYDIDAE (a family of tapeworms)
OrderPSEUDOPHYLLIDEA (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 Cephalochlamys namaquensis (a tapeworm)

Cephalochlamys namaquensis (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 Cephalochlamys namaquensis (a tapeworm):

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