Dactylogyrus Diesing, 1850
(gill flukes)

Interactions where Dactylogyrus 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 ectoparasitises gill UK/Ireland Rutilus rutilus Roach Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae 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/Monogenea/Monopisthocotylea/Dactylogyridae/Dactylogyrus/Dactylogyrusgill flukesfluke Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/Rutilus rutilusroachgill
fluke fluke ectoparasitises gill UK/Ireland Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae 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/Monogenea/Monopisthocotylea/Dactylogyridae/Dactylogyrus/Dactylogyrusgill flukesfluke Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Scardinius erythrophthalmus/Scardinius erythrophthalmusruddgill
fluke fluke ectoparasitises gill filament Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Monopisthocotylea/Dactylogyridae/Dactylogyrus/Dactylogyrusgill flukesfluke Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackgill filament
fluke fluke ectoparasitises skin Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Monopisthocotylea/Dactylogyridae/Dactylogyrus/Dactylogyrusgill flukesfluke Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackskin

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.

Dactylogyrus (gill flukes) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Dactylogyrus vistulae
a fluke
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDactylogyrus (gill flukes)
FamilyDACTYLOGYRIDAE (a family of single-host flukes)
OrderMONOPISTHOCOTYLEA (an order of single-host flukes)
ClassMONOGENEA (flukes with a single host)
SubphylumNEODERMATA (a subphylum of flatworms)
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 Dactylogyrus (gill flukes)

Dactylogyrus (gill flukes) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dactylogyrus (gill flukes):

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