Echinorhynchus clavula Dujardin
(a thorny-headed worm)

Interactions where Echinorhynchus clavula 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
endoparasitises intestine Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Echinorhynchus clavula/Echinorhynchus clavulaa thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackintestine
cystacanth cystacanth endoparasitises Gammarus pulex/fossarum agg. freshwater shrimps Amphipoda: Gammaridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Echinorhynchus clavula/Echinorhynchus clavulaa thorny-headed wormcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Amphipoda/Gammaridae/Gammarus pulex/fossarum agg./Gammarus pulex/fossarum agg.freshwater shrimps
cystacanth cystacanth endoparasitises Asellus waterlice or water slaters Isopoda: Asellidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Echinorhynchus clavula/Echinorhynchus clavulaa thorny-headed wormcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus/Aselluswaterlice or water slaters

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

Echinorhynchus clavula (a thorny-headed worm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEchinorhynchus clavula (a thorny-headed worm)
GenusEchinorhynchus (a genus of thorny-headed worms)
PhylumACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Echinorhynchus clavula (a thorny-headed worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Echinorhynchus clavula (a thorny-headed worm):

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