Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758
(Coot, Common Coot)

Interactions where Fulica atra is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
caecum caecum is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Notocotylus gibbus a fluke Echinostomida: Notocotylidae 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/Echinostomida/Notocotylidae/Notocotylus gibbus/Notocotylus gibbusa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootcaecum fluke endoparasitises caecum
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by adult Diplostomum a genus of flukes Diplostomida: Diplostomidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum/Diplostomuma genus of flukesadult Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootintestine adult endoparasitises intestine
kidney kidney is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Eucotyle a genus of flukes 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/Eucotyle/Eucotylea genus of flukesfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootkidney fluke endoparasitises kidney
lung lung is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Cyclocoelum mutabile a fluke Diplostomida: Cyclocoelidae 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/Cyclocoelidae/Cyclocoelum mutabile/Cyclocoelum mutabilea flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootlung fluke endoparasitises lung
renal vein renal vein is endoparasitised by fluke Dendritobilharzia pulverulenta a fluke 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/Dendritobilharzia pulverulenta/Dendritobilharzia pulverulentaa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootrenal vein fluke endoparasitises renal vein
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Filicollis anatis a thorny-headed worm 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootsmall intestine fluke endoparasitises small intestine
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Diorchis a genus of tapeworms Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae 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/Hymenolepididae/Diorchis/Diorchisa genus of tapewormsfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootsmall intestine fluke endoparasitises small intestine
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Diorchis inflata a tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae 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/Hymenolepididae/Diorchis inflata/Diorchis inflataa tapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica atra/Fulica atracoot, common cootsmall intestine endoparasitises small intestine

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.

Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
GenusFulica (a genus of birds)
FamilyRALLIDAE (rails)
OrderGRUIFORMES (bustards, cranes and rails)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)

Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot):

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