Sphaeroma serratum (Fabricius, 1787)
(a sea slater)

Interactions where Sphaeroma serratum 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
(underside) underside may attract UK/Ireland Jaera hopeana an isopod Isopoda: Janiridae Jaera hopeana, an intertidal isopod new to the British fauna, Haahtela, I. & Naylor, E., 1965
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Janiridae/Jaera (Jaera) hopeana/Jaera (Jaera) hopeanaan isopod Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Sphaeromatidae/Sphaeroma serratum/Sphaeroma serratuma sea slaterunderside is associated with underside

Sphaeroma serratum (a sea slater) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Haahtela, I. & Naylor, E., 1965Jaera hopeana, an intertidal isopod new to the British faunaJMBA 45: 367-371.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaeroma serratum (a sea slater)
GenusSphaeroma (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilySPHAEROMATIDAE (a family of sea slaters)
SuborderFLABELLIFERA (gribbles and speckled sea lice)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
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 Sphaeroma serratum (a sea slater)

Sphaeroma serratum (a sea slater) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphaeroma serratum (a sea slater):

A common isopod in rock crevices and under stones along the southern and western shorelines.

It can roll into a ball and also change colour. They are usually mottled grey-brown although the colour varies from dirty whitish to almost black, then often with large white patches on the head and tail.

Three other similar species may be common, especially where freshwater enters the sea.

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