TESTUDINIDAE Batsch, 1788
(tortoises)

Interactions where TESTUDINIDAE 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
caecum caecum is endoparasitised by Atractis dactyluris a nematode Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Atractis dactyluris/Atractis dactylurisa nematode Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisescaecum endoparasitises caecum
caecum caecum is endoparasitised by Tachygonetria a genus of nematodes Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Tachygonetria/Tachygonetriaa genus of nematodes Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisescaecum endoparasitises caecum
colon colon is endoparasitised by Tachygonetria a genus of nematodes Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Tachygonetria/Tachygonetriaa genus of nematodes Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisescolon endoparasitises colon
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Angusticaecum holopterum a nematode Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Angusticaecum holopterum/Angusticaecum holopteruma nematode Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisesintestine endoparasitises intestine
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Minor Atractis dactyluris a nematode Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Atractis dactyluris/Atractis dactylurisa nematode Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/TestudinidaetortoisesintestineMinor endoparasitises intestine
leg (hind) Major leg (hind) has blood sucked by adult Hyalomma aegyptium Tortoise Tick Ixodida: Amblyommidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Amblyommidae/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptiumtortoise tickadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisesleg (hind) adult sucks the blood of leg (hind)
leg (hind) Major leg (hind) has blood sucked by larva Hyalomma aegyptium Tortoise Tick Ixodida: Amblyommidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Amblyommidae/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptiumtortoise ticklarva Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisesleg (hind) larva sucks the blood of leg (hind)
neck Major neck has blood sucked by adult Hyalomma aegyptium Tortoise Tick Ixodida: Amblyommidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Amblyommidae/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptiumtortoise tickadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisesneck adult sucks the blood of neck
neck Major neck has blood sucked by larva Hyalomma aegyptium Tortoise Tick Ixodida: Amblyommidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Amblyommidae/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptiumtortoise ticklarva Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisesneck larva sucks the blood of neck
skin skin has blood sucked by adult Hyalomma aegyptium Tortoise Tick Ixodida: Amblyommidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Amblyommidae/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptiumtortoise tickadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisesskin adult sucks the blood of skin
skin skin has blood sucked by larva Hyalomma aegyptium Tortoise Tick Ixodida: Amblyommidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Amblyommidae/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium/Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptiumtortoise ticklarva Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/Testudines/Testudinidae/Testudinidaetortoisesskin larva sucks the blood of skin

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

TESTUDINIDAE (tortoises) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyTESTUDINIDAE (tortoises)
OrderTESTUDINES (turtles, terrapins and tortoises)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
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 TESTUDINIDAE (tortoises)

TESTUDINIDAE (tortoises) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Parasitology

Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to TESTUDINIDAE (tortoises):

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