Polyplax serrata (Burmeister, 1838)
(Mouse Louse)

Interactions where Polyplax serrata 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
ectoparasitises head Microtus agrestis Field Vole Rodentia: Cricetidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax serrata/Polyplax serratamouse louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volehead
ectoparasitises body Microtus agrestis Field Vole Rodentia: Cricetidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax serrata/Polyplax serratamouse louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volebody
ectoparasitises head Mus musculus (albino) White Mouse, Fancy Mouse Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax serrata/Polyplax serratamouse louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mus musculus (albino)/Mus musculus (albino)white mouse, fancy mousehead
ectoparasitises body Mus musculus (albino) White Mouse, Fancy Mouse Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax serrata/Polyplax serratamouse louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mus musculus (albino)/Mus musculus (albino)white mouse, fancy mousebody
ectoparasitises head [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax serrata/Polyplax serratamouse louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemicehead
ectoparasitises body [Mice] mice Rodentia: Muridae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax serrata/Polyplax serratamouse louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Mice/Micemicebody

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

Polyplax serrata (Mouse Louse) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Polyplax serrata (Mouse Louse) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolyplax serrata (Mouse Louse)
GenusPolyplax (a genus of sucking lice)
FamilyPOLYPLACIDAE (a family of sucking lice)
SuborderANOPLURA (lice)
OrderPHTHIRAPTERA (sucking lice, louse)
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 Polyplax serrata (Mouse Louse)

Polyplax serrata (Mouse Louse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polyplax serrata (Mouse Louse):

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