Gyrodactylus Nordmann, 1832
(a genus of flukes)

Interactions where Gyrodactylus 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 ectoparasitises gill filament Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae 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 fluke ectoparasitises skin Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae 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

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

Gyrodactylus (a genus of flukes) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGyrodactylus (a genus of flukes)
FamilyGYRODACTYLIDAE (a family of single-host flukes)
OrderGYRODACTYLIDEA (an order of single-host flukes)
ClassMONOGENEA (flukes with a single host)
SubphylumNEODERMATA (a subphylum of flatworms)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gyrodactylus (a genus of flukes)

Gyrodactylus (a genus of flukes) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gyrodactylus (a genus of flukes):

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