Toxocara cati
(an arrow-worm)

Interactions where Toxocara cati 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
cyst cyst endoparasitises body cavity Gallus gallus Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl Galliformes: Phasianidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowlbody cavity
larva larva endoparasitises intestine Gallus gallus Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl Galliformes: Phasianidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowlintestine
larva larva endoparasitises body cavity Gallus gallus Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl Galliformes: Phasianidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Gallus gallus/Gallus galluschicken, poultry, red jungle-fowlbody cavity
cyst cyst endoparasitises body cavity of lamb Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheepbody cavitylamb
larva larva endoparasitises intestine of lamb Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheepintestinelamb
larva larva endoparasitises body cavity of lamb Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheepbody cavitylamb
cyst cyst endoparasitises body cavity Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogbody cavity
larva larva endoparasitises intestine Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogintestine
larva larva endoparasitises body cavity Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogbody cavity
adult adult endoparasitises ilium Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian 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/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catilium
larva larva endoparasitises intestinal wall Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catintestinal wall
larva larva endoparasitises liver Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catliver
larva larva endoparasitises lung Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catlung
cyst cyst endoparasitises body cavity [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemicebody cavity
larva larva endoparasitises intestine [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemiceintestine
larva larva endoparasitises body cavity [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemicebody cavity
cyst cyst endoparasitises body cavity BLATTIDAE cockroaches Dictyoptera Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dictyoptera/Blattidae/Blattidaecockroachesbody cavity
larva larva endoparasitises gut BLATTIDAE cockroaches Dictyoptera Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dictyoptera/Blattidae/Blattidaecockroachesgut
larva larva endoparasitises body cavity BLATTIDAE cockroaches Dictyoptera Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Toxocara cati/Toxocara catian arrow-wormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dictyoptera/Blattidae/Blattidaecockroachesbody cavity

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

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

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

Toxocara cati (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 Toxocara cati (an arrow-worm):

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