Anas Linnaeus, 1758
(ducks)

Interactions where Anas 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
is endoparasitised by fluke Diplostomum gasterostei a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum gasterostei/Diplostomum gasterosteia flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Anas/Anasducks fluke endoparasitises
dung dung dung may support sporangiophore Major Coemansia scorpioidea a pin mould Kickxellales: Kickxellaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Kickxellales/Kickxellaceae/Coemansia scorpioidea/Coemansia scorpioideaa pin mouldsporangiophore Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Anas/AnasducksdungMajor sporangiophore is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by adult Diplostomum a genus of flukes Diplostomida: Diplostomidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum/Diplostomuma genus of flukesadult Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Anas/Anasducksintestine adult endoparasitises intestine
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by fluke Filicollis anatis a thorny-headed worm 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormfluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Anas/Anasduckssmall 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.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham TarnField Studies 4: 617-629.

Anas (ducks) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anas (ducks) 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
Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
Species 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAnas (ducks)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
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 Anas (ducks)

Anas (ducks) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anas (ducks):

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