Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
(Liver Fluke)

Interactions where Fasciola hepatica 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
egg is parasitised by UK/Ireland Rhizophydium zoophthorum a chytrid Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium zoophthorum/Rhizophydium zoophthoruma chytrid Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Echinostomida/Fasciolidae/Fasciola hepatica/Fasciola hepaticaliver flukeegg parasitises egg

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.

Fasciola hepatica (Liver Fluke) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFasciola hepatica (Liver Fluke)
FamilyFASCIOLIDAE (a family of trematodes)
OrderECHINOSTOMIDA (an order of trematodes)
SubclassDIGENEA (flukes with multiple hosts)
ClassTREMATODA (trematode flukes)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fasciola hepatica (Liver Fluke)

Fasciola hepatica (Liver Fluke) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Fasciola hepatica (Liver Fluke):

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