ISOPODA Latreille, 1817
(woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)

Interactions where ISOPODA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

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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
is endoparasitoid host of larva Melanophora roralis Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Diptera: Rhinophoridae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Rhinophoridae/Melanophora roralis/Melanophora roralissmoky-winged woodlouse-flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slaters larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitoid host of larva Paykullia maculata Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly Diptera: Rhinophoridae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Rhinophoridae/Paykullia maculata/Paykullia maculatapicture-winged woodlouse-flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slaters larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitoid host of larva Restricted Phyto discrepans Five-striped Woodlouse-fly Diptera: Rhinophoridae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Rhinophoridae/Phyto discrepans/Phyto discrepansfive-striped woodlouse-flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slatersSole larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitoid host of larva Restricted Phyto melanocephala Three-striped Woodlouse-fly Diptera: Rhinophoridae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Rhinophoridae/Phyto melanocephala/Phyto melanocephalathree-striped woodlouse-flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slatersSole larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitoid host of larva Restricted Rhinophora lepida Pouting Woodlouse-fly Diptera: Rhinophoridae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Rhinophoridae/Rhinophora lepida/Rhinophora lepidapouting woodlouse-flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slatersSole larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitoid host of larva Restricted Stevenia atramentaria Black Woodlouse-fly Diptera: Rhinophoridae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Rhinophoridae/Stevenia atramentaria/Stevenia atramentariablack woodlouse-flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slatersSole larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitoid host of larva Restricted Tricogena rubricosa Red-shinned Woodlouse-fly Diptera: Rhinophoridae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Rhinophoridae/Tricogena rubricosa/Tricogena rubricosared-shinned woodlouse-flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slatersSole larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitised by larva Hymenolepis ? scalaris a tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis ? scalaris/Hymenolepis ? scalarisa tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slaters larva endoparasitises

ISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
ARMADILLIDIIDAE
pill woodlice
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Armadillidium
a genus of pill woodlice
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
ASELLIDAE
waterlice or water slaters, hoglouse
Family 2 subtaxa 14 trophisms
ASELLOTA
a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters
Suborder 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
JANIRIDAE
a family of sea slaters
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
Jaera
a genus of sea slaters
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
BUDDELUNDIELLIDAE
a family of crustaceans
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
CABIROPIDAE
a family of crustaceans
Family 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
EPICARIDEA
a suborder of parasitic sea slaters
Suborder 18 subtaxa 25 trophisms
FLABELLIFERA
gribbles and speckled sea lice
Suborder 7 subtaxa 6 trophisms 3 references
GNATHIIDAE
a family of woodlice or sea slaters
Family 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
HEMIONISCIDAE
a family of crustaceans
Family 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
ONISCIDAE
a family of Woodlice
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
PHILOSCIIDAE
a family of woodlice
Family 2 subtaxa 2 references
PLATYARTHRIDAE
a family of woodlice
Family 1 subtaxa 6 trophisms 1 references
PORCELLIONIDAE
a family of woodlice
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
TRICHONISCIDAE
a family of woodlice
Family 2 subtaxa 2 references
VALVIFERA
a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters
Suborder 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms
IDOTEIDAE
a family of sea slaters
Family 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
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 ISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bate, C.S. & Westwood, J.O. 1863 A history of the British sessile-eyed Crustacea 507+536pp, Van Voorst
Sars, G.O. 1899 An account of the crustacea of Norway - Isopoda An account of the crustacea of Norway, Vol 2, 270+104 platespp, Bergen Museum
Vandel, A. 1960 Isopodes Terrestres (premiere partie) Faune de France, Vol 64, 419pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

  • Freshwater/Cave Species

    • Knight, L. 2007 Cave Life in Britain Scientific Publications, 12pp, Freshwater Biological Association

  • Freshwater

    • Gledhill, T. & Wallace, I. 2010 Module 9: advanced identification of miscellaneous taxa including Crustacea The Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates to Species Level

  • Freshwater/Invasive Species

    • Dobson, M. 2013 Identifying Invasive Freshwater Shrimps and Isopods (Ed 2) Scientific Publications, 2nd edition, 32pp, Freshwater Biological Association
    Dobson, M. 2012 Identifying Invasive Freshwater Shrimps and Isopods Scientific Publications, 29pp, Freshwater Biological Association

  • Marine Planktonic Stages

    • () Conway, D.V.P. 2015 Marine Zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 3: Ostracoda, Stomatopoda, Nebaliacea, Mysida, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Cumacea, Euphausiacea, Decapoda, Annelida, Tardigrada, Nematoda, Phoronida, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata and Chordata Occasional Publications, No. 27, 272pp, Marine Biological Association

  • Marine

    • () Naylor, E. & Brandt, A. 2015 British Marine Isopods Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, Second edition, Field Studies Council
    () Naylor, E. 1972 British Marine Isopods Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, 86pp, The Linnean Society of London
    Norman, A.M. 1904 British Isopoda of the Families Aegidae, Cirolanidae, Idoteidae and Arcturidae Annals and Magazine of Natural History Ser 7, Vol xiv.

  • Marine/Plankton

    • Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1927 Crustacea Nordisches Plankton, 742pp, H. G. Bohn, London

  • Terrestrial

    • () Hopkin, S. 1991 A Key to the Woodlice of Britain & Ireland AIDGAP, 204, 650+16 colour platespp, Field Studies Council
    Oliver, P.G. & Meechan, C.J. 1993 Woodlice: Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 49, 135pp, Field Studies Council
    Savory, T.H. 1955 The World of Small Animals 160pp, University of London Press

    ISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters):

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