Toxascaris leonina
(an arrow-worm)

Interactions where Toxascaris leonina 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
adult adult endoparasitises ilium Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormadult Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogilium
larva larva endoparasitises ilium Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogilium
larva larva endoparasitises duodenum wall Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogduodenum wall
adult adult endoparasitises ilium Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormadult Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catilium
larva larva endoparasitises ilium Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catilium
larva larva endoparasitises duodenum wall Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catduodenum wall
cyst cyst endoparasitises body cavity Rattus rats, rat spp. Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/Rattusrats, rat spp.body cavity
larva larva endoparasitises ilium Rattus rats, rat spp. Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/Rattusrats, rat spp.ilium
larva larva endoparasitises body cavity Rattus rats, rat spp. Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/Rattusrats, rat spp.body cavity
cyst cyst endoparasitises body cavity [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemicebody cavity
larva larva endoparasitises ilium [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemiceilium
larva larva endoparasitises body cavity [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxascaris leonina/Toxascaris leoninaan arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemicebody cavity

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

Toxascaris leonina (an arrow-worm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesToxascaris leonina (an arrow-worm)
PhylumNEMATODA (roundworms, eelworms or nematodes)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Toxascaris leonina (an arrow-worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Toxascaris leonina (an arrow-worm):

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