Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Fish Louse)

Interactions where Argulus foliaceus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage 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
ectoparasitises skin Carassius auratus Goldfish Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Carassius auratus/Carassius auratusgoldfishskin
ectoparasitises scale Carassius auratus Goldfish Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Carassius auratus/Carassius auratusgoldfishscale
ectoparasitises skin UK/Ireland Rutilus rutilus Roach Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae 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
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/Rutilus rutilusroachskin
ectoparasitises skin UK/Ireland Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae 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
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Scardinius erythrophthalmus/Scardinius erythrophthalmusruddskin
ectoparasitises skin UK/Ireland Esox lucius Pike Esociformes: Esocidae 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
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspikeskin
ectoparasitises skin UK/Ireland Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackskin
ectoparasitises scale UK/Ireland Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteiformes: Gasterosteidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae/Gasterosteus aculeatus/Gasterosteus aculeatusthree-spined sticklebackscale
ectoparasitises skin UK/Ireland Perca fluviatilis Perch Perciformes: Percidae 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
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Perciformes/Percidae/Perca fluviatilis/Perca fluviatilisperchskin
ectoparasitises skin UK/Ireland Salmo trutta Trout, Sea Trout, Brown/Sea Trout Salmoniformes: Salmonidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Salmo trutta/Salmo truttatrout, sea trout, brown/sea troutskin

Interactions where Argulus foliaceus 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').

Filters:

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
spreads Aeromonas punctata Fish Dropsy - causative organism Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Aeromonas punctata/Aeromonas punctatafish dropsy - causative organism Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse is spread by

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Kennedy, C.R., 1975The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic communityField Studies 4: 177-189.

Argulus foliaceus (Fish Louse) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArgulus foliaceus (Fish Louse)
GenusArgulus (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilyARGULIDAE (fish lice, fish louse)
OrderARGULOIDEA (an order of crustaceans)
SubclassBRANCHIURA (fish lice)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Argulus foliaceus (Fish Louse)

Argulus foliaceus (Fish Louse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Argulus foliaceus (Fish Louse):

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