List of parasitic organisms
This is an incomplete list of organisms that are true parasites upon other organisms.
Endoparasites
Plants
[Parasitic worm]s
These can be categorized into three groups; cestodes, nematodes and trematodes. Examples include:- Acanthocephala
- Ascariasis
- Cestoda including: Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Diphyllobothrium latum and Echinococcosis Clonorchis sinensis Dracunculus medinensis Enterobius vermicularis
- Filariasis
- HookwormLoa loa
- Onchocerciasis
- SchistosomiasisStrongyloides stercoralis
- TapewormToxocara canis
- Trichinella
- Whipworm
[Protozoans]
Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba coli - can cause AmoebiasisAcanthamoebaBalamuthia mandrillarisGiardiaCyclospora cayetanensisCryptosporidiumToxoplasma gondiiLeishmania - L. tropica, L. donovani, and L. mexicana are known to cause Leishmaniasis.Plasmodium - causes the fatal disease, Malaria. P. falciparum, P. vivax, and P. malariae are pathogenic to humans.- ''Babesia''
Fungi
Gymnosporangium and other rustsPyrenophora teres- ''Cordyceps''
Arthropods
- ''Pentastomida''
Ectoparasites
Arthropoda
- Acari
- *Varroa destructorCymothoa exigua
- Amblyoponinae
- Bed bugs
- Culicidae
- Calyptra (moth)
- Hippoboscoidea
- * Tsetse fly
- * Lipoptena
- * Melophagus ovinus, and relatives
- Oestridae
- * Human botfly
- * Cuterebra fontinella
- Phlebotominae
- Phthiraptera
- * Body louse
- * Crab louse
- * Head louse
- Siphonaptera
- Tabanidae
- Tantulocarida
- Triatominae
- Pea crab
- ''Sacculina''
Annelids
Monogeneans
Monogeneans are flatworms, generally ectoparasites on fish.Calydiscoides euzetiLethacotyle veraProtocotyle euzetmaillardiPseudorhabdosynochus spp.Mollusks
Chordates
- Cookiecutter shark
- Candiru
- Lampreys
- Male Deep sea anglers
- False cleanerfish
- Pearlfish
- Hood mockingbird
- Oxpeckers
- Snubnosed eel
- Vampire bat
- Vampire finch
- Cuckoo
- Cowbird
- Whydah
Plants
- Mistletoe
- Monotropa uniflora
- Certain orchids
- Nuytsia
- Orobanche
- Santalum album
- Certain plants with albinism
Fungi
- Corn smut
- Certain mushrooms
- ''Asterotremella albida''