Lemna minor L.
(Common Duckweed)

Interactions where Lemna minor 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').

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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
thallus thallus may contain larva Foreign Tanysphyrus lemnae Duckweed Weevil Coleoptera: Erirhinidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Tanysphyrus lemnae/Tanysphyrus lemnaeduckweed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Lemna minor/Lemna minorcommon duckweedthallus larva feeds within thallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Lemna minor (Common Duckweed) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLemna minor (Common Duckweed)
GenusLemna (duckweeds)
FamilyARACEAE (lords-and-ladies)
OrderALISMATALES (pond plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lemna minor (Common Duckweed)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Armstrong, W.P. Wayne’s Word Lemnaceae On-Line waynesword.palomar.edu/1wayindx.htm

Lemna minor (Common Duckweed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lemna minor (Common Duckweed):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Lemna minor (Common Duckweed)
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