CPBS COMMON PARASITE LIST (to genus only):
Parasite Obligate or
Kingdom Phylum Class Subclass Order genus Host(s) Infection site facultative Stage
Protista Euglenozoa Kinetoplasta Trypanosomatida Leptomonas various insects, mainly flies inside gut obligate   adult
Protista Parabasalia Trichomonada Trichomonadida Trichomonas frogs inside gut obligate   adult
Protista Parabasalia Trichomonada Spirotrichonymphida Spirotrichonympha termites inside gut obligate   adult
Protista Ciliophora Spirotrichea Clevelandellida Nyctotherus frogs and toads inside gut obligate adult
Protista Ciliophora Oligohymenophorea Hymenostomatia Hymenostomatida Ichthyophthirius various fishes body surfaces obligate adult
Protista Ciliophora Oligohymenophorea Peritrichia Mobilia Trichodina various fishes gill surfaces obligate   adult
Protista Ciliophora Oligohymenophorea Peritrichia Sessilida Epistylis small crustaceans; aquatic insects body surfaces obligate   adult
Protista Ciliophora Oligohymenophorea Peritrichia Sessilida Lagenophrys small crustaceans; aquatic insects body surfaces obligate   adult
Protista Ciliophora Oligohymenophorea Peritrichia Sessilida Rhabdostyla small crustaceans; aquatic insects body surfaces obligate   adult
Protista Ciliophora Oligohymenophorea Peritrichia Sessilida Vorticella small crustaceans; aquatic insects body surfaces facultative adult
Protista Chromista Opalinea Opalinida Opalina frogs and toads inside gut obligate adult
Protista Apicomplexa Conoidasida Gregarinasina Eugregarinida Gregarina many kinds of insects inside gut obligate   adult
Protista Apicomplexa Conoidasida Gregarinasina Eugregarinida Hoplorhynchus damselflies inside gut obligate   adult
Protista Apicomplexa Conoidasida Gregarinasina Eugregarinida Steganorhynchus damselflies inside gut obligate   adult
Protista Apicomplexa Conoidasida Gregarinasina Eugregarinida Actinocephalus damselflies inside gut obligate   adult
Protista Apicomplexa Conoidasida Gregarinasina Eugregarinida Stylocephalus tenebrionid beetles inside gut obligate   adult
Protista Apicomplexa Conoidasida Coccidiasina Eucoccidiorida Eimeria various vertebrates inside gut obligate adult
Protista Apicomplexa Conoidasida Coccidiasina Eucoccidiorida Isospora various vertebrates inside gut obligate adult
Protista Apicomplexa Conoidasida Coccidiasina Eucoccidiorida Haemogregarina snapping turtles blood obligate gametocytes
Protista Apicomplexa Aconoidasida Haemosporida Plasmodium birds blood obligate various
Protista Apicomplexa Aconoidasida Haemosporida Haemoproteus birds blood obligate gametocytes
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Echinostomatiformes Echinostoma snails tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Echinostomatiformes Fasciola snails tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Strigeiformes Posthodiplostomum snails tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Strigeiformes Posthodiplostomum fish tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Plagiorchiformes Allocreadium fish inside get obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Plagiorchiformes Allocreadium fingernail clams tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Plagiorchiformes Haematoloechus snails tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Plagiorchiformes Haematoloechus frogs lungs obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Plagiorchiformes Gorgoderina frogs bladder obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Plagiorchiformes Gorgoderina fingernail clams tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenoidea Dactylogyridea Dactylogyrus fish gill surfaces obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenoidea Dactylogyridea Onchocleidus fish gill surfaces obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenoidea Dactylogyridea Actinocleidus fish gill surfaces obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenoidea Dactylogyridea Haplocleidus fish gill surfaces obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenoidea Gyrodactylidea Gyrodactylus fish gill surfaces obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Cestoidea Caryophyllidea Monobothrium fish inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Cestoidea Pseudophyllidea Bothriocephalus fish inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Cestoidea Proteocephalidea Proteocephalus fish inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Cestoidea Proteocephalidea Proteocephalus fish viscera obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Cestoidea Proteocephalidea Corallobothrium fish inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Cestoidea Cyclophyllidea Distoichometra toads inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Platyhelminthes Cestoidea Cyclophyllidea Taenia road kill rabbits tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Platyhelminthes Cestoidea Cyclophyllidea Multiceps road kill rabbits tissues obligate larvae
Animalia Nematoda Enoplea Mermithida ????????????? insect larvae tissues obligate juveniles
Animalia Nematoda Rhabditea Rhabditida Rhabdias snakes inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Nematoda Rhabditea Ascaridida Contracaecum fish viscera obligate juveniles
Animalia Nematoda Rhabditea Spirurida Spiroxys frogs   viscera obligate juveniles
Animalia Nematoda Rhabditea Spirurida Rhabochona fish inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Nematoda Rhabditea Spirurida Spinitectus fish inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Nematoda Rhabditea Spirurida Physaloptera frogs, toads, snakes stomach obligate juveniles
Animalia Nematoda Rhabditea Spirurida Camellanus fish, turtles inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Nematoda Rhabditea Oxyurida Gyrnicola frogs (tadpoles) inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Acanthocephala Archiacanthocephala Gigantorhynchida Mediorhynchus birds inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Acanthocephala Palaeacanthocephala Echinorhynchida Corynosoma amphipods (crustacea) haemocoel obligate juvenile
Animalia Acanthocephala Palaeacanthocephala Echinorhynchida Pomphorhynchus fish inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Acanthocephala Eoacanthocephala Neoechinorhynchida Neoechinorhynchus fish, turtles inside gut obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Maxillipoda Copepoda Cycloipoida Lernea fish skin obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Maxillipoda Copepoda Poecilostomatoida Ergasilus fish gills obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Acari Ixodida Dermacentor mammals (including students) feed on blood obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Acari Mesostigmata Proctophyllodes birds feathers obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Acari Mesostigmata Pteronyssoides birds feathers obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Phthiraptera Menopon birds skin obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Hemiptera Oeciacus birds nests obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Siphonaptera Ceratophyllus mammals and birds feed on blood obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Siphonaptera Pulex mammals and birds feed on blood obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Siphonaptera Ctenocephalides mammals and birds feed on blood obligate adult
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Diptera Culex mammals and birds feed on blood obligate adult larvae
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Diptera Culiseta mammals and birds feed on blood obligate adult larvae
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Diptera Aedes mammals and birds feed on blood obligate adult larvae
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Diptera Ochlerotatus mammals and birds feed on blood obligate adult larvae
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Pterygota Diptera Chrysops mammals and birds feed on blood obligate adult larvae