Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)

Interactions where Gallus gallus 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
has blood sucked by nymph UK/Ireland Cimex lectularius Bed Bug, Wall Louse, "Mahogany Flat", "Crimson Rambler" Hemiptera: Cimicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Cimex lectularius/Cimex lectulariusbed bug, wall louse, "mahogany flat", "crimson rambler"nymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowl nymph sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by adult UK/Ireland Cimex lectularius Bed Bug, Wall Louse, "Mahogany Flat", "Crimson Rambler" Hemiptera: Cimicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Cimex lectularius/Cimex lectulariusbed bug, wall louse, "mahogany flat", "crimson rambler"adult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowl adult sucks the blood of
body cavity body cavity is endoparasitised by larva Toxocara cati an arrow-worm Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowlbody cavity larva endoparasitises body cavity
body cavity body cavity is endoparasitised by cyst Toxocara cati an arrow-worm Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowlbody cavity cyst endoparasitises body cavity
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by larva Toxocara cati an arrow-worm Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowlintestine larva endoparasitises intestine
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by fluke Echinostoma revolutum a fluke Echinostomida: Echinostomatidae 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/Echinostomatidae/Echinostoma revolutum/Echinostoma revolutuma flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowlsmall intestine fluke 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.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Gallus gallus f. domestica
Domestic Chicken, Hen
Form 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)
GenusGallus (a genus of birds)
FamilyPHASIANIDAE (game birds)
OrderGALLIFORMES (game birds)
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 Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
RBST Rare Breeds of Britain 77pp, Rare Breeds Survival Trust

Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)
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