Editing List of parasitic organisms

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This is an ''incomplete list'' of [[organisms]] that are true '''[[parasitism|parasites]]''' upon other organisms.

==Endoparasites==
(''endo'' = within; parasites that live inside their hosts)

===Plants===
* [[Rafflesia]]
* [[Cuscuta]]
* [[Mistletoe]]

===[[Parasitic worm]]s===
These can be categorized into three groups; [[cestode]]s, [[nematode]]s and [[trematode]]s.  Examples include:
* [[Acanthocephala]] 
* [[Ascariasis]] (roundworms)
* [[Cestoda]] (tapeworms) including: ''[[Taenia saginata]]'' (human beef tapeworm), ''[[Taenia solium]]'' (human pork tapeworm), ''[[Diphyllobothrium latum]]'' (fish tapeworm) and [[Echinococcosis]] (hydatid tapeworm)
* ''[[Clonorchis sinensis]]'' (the Chinese liver fluke) 
* ''[[Dracunculus (nematode)|Dracunculus]] medinensis'' (Guinea worm)
* ''[[Enterobius vermicularis]]'' (pinworm)
* [[Filariasis]]
* [[Hookworm]]
* ''[[Loa loa]]''
* [[Onchocerciasis]] (river blindness)
* [[Schistosomiasis]]
* ''[[Strongyloides stercoralis]]''
* [[Tapeworm]]
* ''[[Toxocara canis]]'' (dog roundworm)
* [[Trichinella]]
* [[Whipworm]]

===[[Protozoans]]===
* ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]'' and ''[[Entamoeba coli]]'' - can cause [[Amoebiasis]]
* ''[[Acanthamoeba]]''
* ''[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]''
* ''[[Giardia]]''
* ''[[Cyclospora cayetanensis]]''
* ''[[Cryptosporidium]]''
* ''[[Toxoplasma gondii]]''
* ''[[Leishmania]]'' - ''[[Leishmania tropica|L. tropica]]'', ''[[Leishmania donovani|L. donovani]]'', and ''[[Leishmania mexicana|L. mexicana]]'' are known to cause [[Leishmaniasis]].
* ''[[Plasmodium]]'' - causes the fatal disease, [[Malaria]]. ''[[Plasmodium falciparum|P. falciparum]]'', ''[[Plasmodium vivax|P. vivax]]'', and ''[[Plasmodium malariae|P. malariae]]'' are pathogenic to humans.
* ''[[Babesia]]''

===Fungi===
* ''[[Gymnosporangium]]'' and other [[Rust (fungus)|rust]]s
* ''[[Pyrenophora teres]]''
* ''[[Cordyceps]]''

===Arthropods===
* ''[[Pentastomida]]''

==Ectoparasites==
(''ecto'' = outside; parasites that live on but not within their hosts, for example, attached to their skin)

===Arthropoda===
* [[Acari]]
**''[[Varroa destructor]]''
* ''[[Cymothoa exigua]]''
* [[Amblyoponinae]] (Dracula ants)
* [[Cimex|Bed bugs]]
* [[Culicidae]] (mosquitoes) 
* [[Calyptra (moth)]] (vampire moths)
* [[Hippoboscoidea]]
** [[Tsetse fly]]
** ''[[Lipoptena]]''
** ''[[Melophagus ovinus]]'', (sheep keds) and relatives
* [[Oestridae]] (bot flies)
** [[Human botfly]]
** ''[[Cuterebra fontinella]]'' (mouse botfly)
* [[Phlebotominae]] (sand flies)
* [[Phthiraptera]] (Lice)
** [[Body louse]]
** [[Crab louse]]
** [[Head louse]]
* [[Siphonaptera]] (fleas)
* [[Horse-fly|Tabanidae]] (horse flies)
* [[Tantulocarida]]
* [[Triatominae]]
* [[Pea crab]]
* ''[[Sacculina]]''

===Annelids===
* [[Hirudinea]] (some [[leech]]es)

===Monogeneans===

[[Monogenea]]ns are [[flatworm]]s, generally ectoparasites on [[fish]].
* ''[[Calydiscoides euzeti]]''
* ''[[Lethacotyle vera]]''
* ''[[Protocotyle euzetmaillardi]]''
* ''[[Pseudorhabdosynochus]]'' spp.

===Mollusks===
* [[Cancellaria cooperii]]
* [[Glochidium]]
* [[Pyramidellidae]]
* †[[Platyceratidae]]

=== Chordates ===
* [[Cookiecutter shark]]
* [[Candiru (fish)|Candiru]] (vampire fish of Brazil, a facultative parasite)
* [[Lamprey]]s
* Male [[Deep sea angler]]s
* [[False cleanerfish]]
* [[Hood mockingbird]]
* [[Oxpecker]]s ([[cleaning symbiosis]])
* [[Snubnosed eel]]
* [[Vampire bat]]
* [[Vampire finch]]
* [[Cuckoo]] ([[brood parasite]])
* [[Cowbird]] (brood parasite)
* [[Viduidae|Whydah]] (brood paraiste)

===Plants===
* [[Mistletoe]] 
*[[Monotropa uniflora]]
* Certain [[orchid]]s
* [[Nuytsia]]
* [[Orobanche]] (broomrape)
* [[Santalum album]]
* Certain plants with [[Albinism#In_plants|albinism]]

===Fungi===
* [[Corn smut]]
* Certain [[mushrooms]]
*''[[Asterotremella albida]]''

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
* [[List of fictional parasites]]

[[Category:Biology-related lists|Parasitic organisms]]
[[Category:Nature-related lists|Parasitic organisms]]
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