The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
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Affected Part | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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body cavity | body cavity is endoparasitised by larva | Toxascaris leonina | an arrow-worm | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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body cavity | body cavity is endoparasitised by cyst | Toxascaris leonina | an arrow-worm | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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body cavity | body cavity is endoparasitised by Cystocercus larva | Taenia taeniaeformis | a tapeworm | Tetraphyllidea: Taeniidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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body | body has blood sucked by | Nosopsyllus fasciatus | Rat Flea, A Rat Flea | Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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body | body is ectoparasitised by | Polyplax spinulosa | Rat Louse | Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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body (mangey) | mangey body is ectoparasitised by | Myobia musculi | a mite | Trombidiformes: Myobiidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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dung | dung dung may support solitary or gregarious apothecium | Ascodesmis microscopica | a discomycete | Pezizales: Ascodesmidaceae | Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 |
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dung | dung dung may support effuse colony of Oedocephalum anamorph | Pyronema omphalodes | a discomycete | Pezizales: Pyronemataceae | Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 |
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dung | dung dung may support perithecium | Lophotrichus bartlettii | a pyrenomycete | Microascales: Microascaceae | Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 |
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ear | ear is ectoparasitised by | Notoedres muris | Red Scab Mite | Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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ear (cysted) | cysted ear is ectoparasitised by encysted | Psorergates simplex | a mite | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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head | head is ectoparasitised by | Polyplax spinulosa | Rat Louse | Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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head (mangey) | mangey head is ectoparasitised by | Mycoptes musculinus | a mite | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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ilium | ilium is endoparasitised by larva | Toxascaris leonina | an arrow-worm | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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large intestine | large intestine accommodates | Entamoeba muris | an amoeba | The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 |
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liver | liver is endoparasitised by Cystocercus larva | Taenia taeniaeformis | a tapeworm | Tetraphyllidea: Taeniidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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peri-anal | peri-anal is ectoparasitised by | Notoedres muris | Red Scab Mite | Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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small intestine | small intestine is endoparasitised by tapeworm | Hymenolepis diminuta | Rat Tapeworm | Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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tail (base) | tail (base) is ectoparasitised by | Notoedres muris | Red Scab Mite | Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
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underside (cysted) | cysted underside is ectoparasitised by encysted | Psorergates simplex | a mite | Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974 |
Author & Year | Title | Source |
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Avery, R.A., 1974 | Identification of Animal Parasites | Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd. |
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 | The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites | Field Studies 3: 681-718. |
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 | Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook | 2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
Subtaxon | Rank | Featured subtaxa |
No of interactions |
No of references |
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Species | 3 trophisms | 1 references |
Genus | Rattus (rats, rat spp.) |
Family | MURIDAE (mice and rats, small mouse) |
Order | RODENTIA (rodents) |
Class | MAMMALIA (mammals) |
Superclass | TETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds) |
Phylum | CHORDATA (vertebrates) |
Superphylum | DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rattus (rats, rat spp.) |
Rattus (rats, rat spp.) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Cote, I.M. & Sutherland, W.J. | 1995 | The scientific basis for predator control for bird conservation | Research Reports EN Report no 144. |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Rattus (rats, rat spp.):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Rattus (rats, rat spp.) |
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