Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Minnow)

Interactions where Phoxinus phoxinus 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
brain brain is endoparasitised by metacaria (diplostomula) UK/Ireland Diplostomum pelmatoides Minnow 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
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum pelmatoides/Diplostomum pelmatoidesminnow flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Phoxinus phoxinus/Phoxinus phoxinusminnowbrain metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises brain
eye eye is endoparasitised by metacaria (diplostomula) UK/Ireland Diplostomum pelmatoides Minnow 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
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum pelmatoides/Diplostomum pelmatoidesminnow flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Phoxinus phoxinus/Phoxinus phoxinusminnoweye metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye
spinal cord spinal cord is endoparasitised by metacaria (diplostomula) UK/Ireland Diplostomum pelmatoides Minnow 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
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum pelmatoides/Diplostomum pelmatoidesminnow flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Phoxinus phoxinus/Phoxinus phoxinusminnowspinal cord metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises spinal cord

Author & YearTitleSource
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.

Phoxinus phoxinus (Minnow) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhoxinus phoxinus (Minnow)
FamilyCYPRINIDAE (carps and relatives)
OrderCYPRINIFORMES (an order of bony 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 Phoxinus phoxinus (Minnow)

Phoxinus phoxinus (Minnow) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phoxinus phoxinus (Minnow):

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