Platynus assimilis (Paykull, 1790)
(a ground beetle)

Interactions where Platynus assimilis 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
elytra (live) live elytra of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma Foreign Laboulbenia flagellata a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from Latvia, de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia flagellata/Laboulbenia flagellataa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Platynus assimilis/Platynus assimilisa ground beetleliveelytraadult ascoma ectoparasitises live elytra of adult
pronotum (live) live pronotum of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma Foreign Laboulbenia flagellata a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from Latvia, de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia flagellata/Laboulbenia flagellataa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Platynus assimilis/Platynus assimilisa ground beetlelivepronotumadult ascoma ectoparasitises live pronotum of adult

Platynus assimilis (a ground beetle) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Platynus assimilis (a ground beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from LatviaActa Mycologica Vol 41 (1): 55-64.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlatynus assimilis (a ground beetle)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
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 Platynus assimilis (a ground beetle)

Platynus assimilis (a ground beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Platynus assimilis (a ground beetle):

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