Linguatula serrata Frohlich, 1789
(Dog Tongueworm)

Interactions where Linguatula serrata 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
larva larva endoparasitises lymph node Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cephalobaenida/Linguatulidae/Linguatula serrata/Linguatula serratadog tonguewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattlelymph node
adult adult ectoparasitises nasal sinus Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cephalobaenida/Linguatulidae/Linguatula serrata/Linguatula serratadog tonguewormadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dognasal sinus
adult adult ectoparasitises oesophagus Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cephalobaenida/Linguatulidae/Linguatula serrata/Linguatula serratadog tonguewormadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogoesophagus
adult adult ectoparasitises eustacian tube Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cephalobaenida/Linguatulidae/Linguatula serrata/Linguatula serratadog tonguewormadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogeustacian tube
adult adult ectoparasitises mouth Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Cephalobaenida/Linguatulidae/Linguatula serrata/Linguatula serratadog tonguewormadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogmouth

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

Linguatula serrata (Dog Tongueworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLinguatula serrata (Dog Tongueworm)
FamilyLINGUATULIDAE (a family of crustaceans)
OrderCEPHALOBAENIDA (an order of crustaceans)
SubclassPENTASTOMIDA (tongueworms)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Linguatula serrata (Dog Tongueworm)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Linguatula serrata (Dog Tongueworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Linguatula serrata (Dog Tongueworm):

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