Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
(American Cockroach)

Interactions where Periplaneta americana 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
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Hammerschmidtiella diesingi a nematode Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Hammerschmidtiella diesingi/Hammerschmidtiella diesingia nematode Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dictyoptera/Blattidae/Periplaneta americana/Periplaneta americanaamerican cockroachintestine endoparasitises intestine
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Leidynema appendiculata a nematode Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Leidynema appendiculata/Leidynema appendiculataa nematode Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dictyoptera/Blattidae/Periplaneta americana/Periplaneta americanaamerican cockroachintestine endoparasitises intestine
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Nyctotherus ovalis a ciliate protozoan Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Protozoa/Nyctotherus ovalis/Nyctotherus ovalisa ciliate protozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dictyoptera/Blattidae/Periplaneta americana/Periplaneta americanaamerican cockroachintestine endoparasitises intestine
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by trophozoite Gregarina blattarum a gregarine protozoan Sporozoa Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Gregarina blattarum/Gregarina blattaruma gregarine protozoantrophozoite Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dictyoptera/Blattidae/Periplaneta americana/Periplaneta americanaamerican cockroachintestine trophozoite endoparasitises intestine
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by cyst Gregarina blattarum a gregarine protozoan Sporozoa Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Gregarina blattarum/Gregarina blattaruma gregarine protozoancyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dictyoptera/Blattidae/Periplaneta americana/Periplaneta americanaamerican cockroachintestine cyst endoparasitises intestine

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Periplaneta americana (American Cockroach) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Periplaneta americana (American Cockroach) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeriplaneta americana (American Cockroach)
GenusPeriplaneta (a genus of cockroaches)
FamilyBLATTIDAE (cockroaches)
OrderDICTYOPTERA (cockroaches)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
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 Periplaneta americana (American Cockroach)

Periplaneta americana (American Cockroach) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Periplaneta americana (American Cockroach):

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