Nosema bombi Fantham & Porter, 1914
(a microsporian)

Interactions where Nosema bombi 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
infects Bombus terrestris Buff-tailed Bumblebee Hymenoptera: Apidae A field experiment on the effect of Nosema bombi in colonies of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris, Otti, O. & Schmid-Hempel, P., 2008
/Fungi/Microsporidia/Microsporea/Microsporida/Nosematidae/Nosema bombi/Nosema bombia microsporian Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus terrestris/Bombus terrestrisbuff-tailed bumblebee

Author & YearTitleSource
Otti, O. & Schmid-Hempel, P., 2008A field experiment on the effect of Nosema bombi in colonies of the bumblebee Bombus terrestrisEcological Entomology Vol 33: 577-582.

Nosema bombi (a microsporian) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Nosema bombi (a microsporian) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNosema bombi (a microsporian)
GenusNosema (a bee-infecting genus of microsporidians)
FamilyNOSEMATIDAE (a family of fungi)
OrderMICROSPORIDA (an order of fungi)
ClassMICROSPOREA (a class of fungi)
PhylumMICROSPORIDIA (microsporidians)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Nosema bombi (a microsporian) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Colla, S.R., Otterstatter, M.C., Gegear, R.J. & Thomson, J.D. 2006 Plight of the bumble bee: Pathogen spillover from commercial to wild populations Biological Conservation Vol 129: 461-467.
Korner, P. & Schmid-Hempel, P. 2005 Correlates of parasite load in bumblebees in an Alpine habitat Entomological Science Vol 8 (2): 151-160.
Otti, O. & Schmid-Hempel, P. 2008 A field experiment on the effect of Nosema bombi in colonies of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris Ecological Entomology Vol 33: 577-582.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Nosema bombi (a microsporian):

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