Diplostomum spathaceum (Rudolphi, 1819)
(a fluke)

Interactions where Diplostomum spathaceum 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 small intestine			LARIDAE	sea gulls	Charadriiformes	Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				fluke	Animal / parasite / endoparasite			/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae/	Laridae	sea gulls			small intestine
fluke		fluke endoparasitises small intestine			Larus argentatus	Herring Gull	Charadriiformes: Laridae	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 Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				fluke	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae/Larus argentatus/	Larus argentatus	herring gull			small intestine		Major
metacaria (diplostomula)		metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)			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 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			eye (lens)
metacaria (diplostomula)		metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)			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 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Scardinius erythrophthalmus/	Scardinius erythrophthalmus	rudd			eye (lens)
metacaria (diplostomula)		metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)			Esox lucius	Pike	Esociformes: Esocidae	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 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/	Esox lucius	pike			eye (lens)
metacaria (diplostomula)		metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)			Perca fluviatilis	Perch	Perciformes: Percidae	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 Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Perciformes/Percidae/Perca fluviatilis/	Perca fluviatilis	perch			eye (lens)
metacaria (diplostomula)		metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)			Anguilla anguilla	Eel, European Eel	Anguilliformes: Anguillidae	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 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/	Anguilla anguilla	eel, european eel			eye (lens)
metacaria (diplostomula)		metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)			Oncorhynchus mykiss	Rainbow Trout	Salmoniformes: Salmonidae	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/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite			/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Oncorhynchus mykiss/	Oncorhynchus mykiss	rainbow trout			eye (lens)
metacaria (diplostomula)		metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)			Salmo trutta	Trout, Sea Trout, Brown/Sea Trout	Salmoniformes: Salmonidae	Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Salmo trutta/	Salmo trutta	trout, sea trout, brown/sea trout			eye (lens)
furcocercaria		furcocercaria endoparasitises body			Ampullaceana balthica	Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail	Lymnaeidae	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/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				furcocercaria	Animal / parasite / endoparasite			/Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/	Ampullaceana balthica	wandering pondsnail, wandering snail			body
miracidium		miracidium endoparasitises body			Ampullaceana balthica	Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail	Lymnaeidae	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/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				miracidium	Animal / parasite / endoparasite			/Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/	Ampullaceana balthica	wandering pondsnail, wandering snail			body
sporocyst		sporocyst endoparasitises body			Ampullaceana balthica	Wandering Pondsnail, Wandering Snail	Lymnaeidae	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/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				sporocyst	Animal / parasite / endoparasite			/Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Ampullaceana balthica/	Ampullaceana balthica	wandering pondsnail, wandering snail			body

Author & Year	Title	Source
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites	Field Studies 3: 681-718.
Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978	Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn	Field Studies 4: 617-629.
Kennedy, C.R., 1975	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community	Field Studies 4: 177-189.

Diplostomum spathaceum (a fluke) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Diplostomum
(a genus of flukes)

Diplostomum spathaceum (a fluke) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Diplostomum spathaceum (a fluke)
Genus	Diplostomum (a genus of flukes)
Family	DIPLOSTOMIDAE (a family of trematodes)
Order	DIPLOSTOMIDA (an order of trematodes)
Subclass	DIGENEA (flukes with multiple hosts)
Class	TREMATODA (trematode flukes)
Phylum	PLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
Superphylum	PROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diplostomum spathaceum (a fluke)

Diplostomum spathaceum (a fluke) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DIGENEA
(flukes with multiple hosts)

TREMATODA
(trematode flukes)

PLATYHELMINTHES
(flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Diplostomum spathaceum (a fluke):

DIGENEA
(flukes with multiple hosts)

TREMATODA
(trematode flukes)

PLATYHELMINTHES
(flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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