Proteocephalus filicollis (Rudolphi, 1810)
(a tapeworm)

Interactions where Proteocephalus filicollis is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
tapeworm tapeworm ectoparasitises intestine UK/Ireland Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae 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
larva larva ectoparasitises body cavity Cyclops a genus of freshwater copepods Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Proteocephalidea/Proteocephalidae/Proteocephalus filicollis/Proteocephalus filicollisa tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda (Class)/Cyclopoida/Cyclopidae/Cyclops/Cyclopsa genus of freshwater copepodsbody cavity

Proteocephalus filicollis (a tapeworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
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.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProteocephalus filicollis (a tapeworm)
GenusProteocephalus (a genus of tapeworms)
FamilyPROTEOCEPHALIDAE (a family of tapeworms)
OrderPROTEOCEPHALIDEA (an order of tapeworms)
ClassCESTODA (tapeworms)
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 Proteocephalus filicollis (a tapeworm)

Proteocephalus filicollis (a tapeworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Proteocephalus filicollis (a tapeworm):

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