Neoechinorhynchus rutili (Muller)
(a thorny-headed worm)

Interactions where Neoechinorhynchus rutili 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
endoparasitises intestine Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Neoechinorhynchus rutili/Neoechinorhynchus rutilia thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackintestine
endoparasitises Anguilla anguilla Eel, European Eel Anguilliformes: Anguillidae Acanthocephala from the Eel, van Cleave, H.J., 1921
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Neoechinorhynchus rutili/Neoechinorhynchus rutilia thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eel
endoparasitises intestine UK/Ireland Salmo trutta Trout, Sea Trout, Brown/Sea Trout Salmoniformes: Salmonidae Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham Tarn, Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Neoechinorhynchus rutili/Neoechinorhynchus rutilia thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Salmo trutta/Salmo truttatrout, sea trout, brown/sea troutintestine
cystacanth cystacanth endoparasitises OSTRACODA ostracods, mussel shrimps Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Neoechinorhynchus rutili/Neoechinorhynchus rutilia thorny-headed wormcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Ostracoda/Ostracodaostracods, mussel shrimps

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Kennedy, C.R. & Burrough, R.J., 1978Parasites of Trout and Perch in Malham TarnField Studies 4: 617-629.
van Cleave, H.J., 1921Acanthocephala from the EelTransactions of the American Microscopical Society Vol 40 (1): 1-13.

Neoechinorhynchus rutili (a thorny-headed worm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeoechinorhynchus rutili (a thorny-headed worm)
PhylumACANTHOCEPHALA (thorny-headed worms)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Neoechinorhynchus rutili (a thorny-headed worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Neoechinorhynchus rutili (a thorny-headed worm):

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