Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
(Three-spined Stickleback)

Interactions where Gasterosteus aculeatus 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
anterior intestine anterior intestine is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Acanthocephalus clavula a thorny-headed worm 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/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus clavula/Acanthocephalus clavulaa thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackanterior intestine endoparasitises anterior intestine
body cavity (distended) distended body cavity is ectoparasitised by plerocercoid Schistocephalus solidus a tapeworm Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Schistocephalus solidus/Schistocephalus solidusa tapewormplerocercoid Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackdistendedbody cavity plerocercoid ectoparasitises distended body cavity
gill filament gill filament is ectoparasitised by fluke Gyrodactylus a genus of flukes Gyrodactylidea: Gyrodactylidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Gyrodactylidea/Gyrodactylidae/Gyrodactylus/Gyrodactylusa genus of flukesfluke Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackgill filament fluke ectoparasitises gill filament
gill filament gill filament is ectoparasitised by fluke Dactylogyrus gill flukes Monopisthocotylea: Dactylogyridae 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 ectoparasitises gill filament
gill Major gill is ectoparasitised by colony Trichodina a genus of ciliate protozoans Mobilida: Trichodinidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Chromista/Ciliophora/Oligohymenophorea/Mobilida/Trichodinidae/Trichodina/Trichodinaa genus of ciliate protozoanscolony Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackgill colony ectoparasitises gill
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Echinorhynchus clavula a thorny-headed worm 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 endoparasitises intestine
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Neoechinorhynchus rutili a thorny-headed worm Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Neoechinorhynchus rutili/Neoechinorhynchus rutilia thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackintestine endoparasitises intestine
intestine intestine is ectoparasitised by tapeworm UK/Ireland Proteocephalus filicollis a tapeworm Proteocephalidea: Proteocephalidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Cestoda/Proteocephalidea/Proteocephalidae/Proteocephalus filicollis/Proteocephalus filicollisa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackintestine tapeworm ectoparasitises intestine
lens lens is endoparasitised by metacercarium Diplostomum a genus of flukes Diplostomida: Diplostomidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum/Diplostomuma genus of flukesmetacercarium Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebacklens metacercarium endoparasitises lens
retina retina is endoparasitised by metacercarium Diplostomum a genus of flukes Diplostomida: Diplostomidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum/Diplostomuma genus of flukesmetacercarium Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackretina metacercarium endoparasitises retina
retina retina is endoparasitised by metacaria (diplostomula) UK/IrelandMajor Diplostomum gasterostei a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae 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 gasterostei/Diplostomum gasterosteia flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackretinaMajor metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises retina
scale scale is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Argulus foliaceus Fish Louse Arguloidea: Argulidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackscale ectoparasitises scale
skin skin is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Argulus foliaceus Fish Louse Arguloidea: Argulidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackskin ectoparasitises skin
skin skin is ectoparasitised by fluke Gyrodactylus a genus of flukes Gyrodactylidea: Gyrodactylidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Gyrodactylidea/Gyrodactylidae/Gyrodactylus/Gyrodactylusa genus of flukesfluke Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackskin fluke ectoparasitises skin
skin skin is ectoparasitised by fluke Dactylogyrus gill flukes Monopisthocotylea: Dactylogyridae 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 fluke ectoparasitises skin
skin Minor skin is ectoparasitised by colony Trichodina a genus of ciliate protozoans Mobilida: Trichodinidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Chromista/Ciliophora/Oligohymenophorea/Mobilida/Trichodinidae/Trichodina/Trichodinaa genus of ciliate protozoanscolony Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackskin colony ectoparasitises skin
skin (white cysted) white cysted skin is ectoparasitised by colony Glugea anomala a sporozoan Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Protozoa/Glugea anomala/Glugea anomalaa sporozoancolony Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackwhite cystedskin colony ectoparasitises white cysted skin
skin (white spotted) white spotted skin is ectoparasitised by colony Ichthyophthirius multifilis a ciliate protozoan Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Protozoa/Ichthyophthirius multifilis/Ichthyophthirius multifilisa ciliate protozoancolony Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackwhite spottedskin colony ectoparasitises white spotted skin
vitreous humour vitreous humour is endoparasitised by metacercarium Diplostomum a genus of flukes Diplostomida: Diplostomidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum/Diplostomuma genus of flukesmetacercarium Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackvitreous humour metacercarium endoparasitises vitreous humour

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.
Kennedy, C.R., 1975The 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 communityField Studies 4: 177-189.

Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined Stickleback) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined Stickleback)
FamilyGASTEROSTEIDAE (sticklebacks)
OrderGASTEROSTEIFORMES (stickle-backs)
SuperorderACANTHOPTERYGII (advanced teleosts)
InfraclassTeleostei (teleost fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
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 Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined Stickleback)

Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined Stickleback) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined Stickleback):

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