Athelges paguri (Rathke, 1843)
(a parasitic sea slater)

Interactions where Athelges paguri 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 abdomen surface UK/Ireland Pagurus bernhardus Hermit Crab Decapoda: Paguridae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Bopyridae/Athelges paguri/Athelges paguria parasitic sea slater Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Paguridae/Pagurus bernhardus/Pagurus bernhardushermit crababdomen surface
ectoparasitises gill chamber UK/Ireland Pagurus bernhardus Hermit Crab Decapoda: Paguridae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Bopyridae/Athelges paguri/Athelges paguria parasitic sea slater Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Paguridae/Pagurus bernhardus/Pagurus bernhardushermit crabgill chamber

Author & YearTitleSource
Naylor, E., 1972British Marine IsopodsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, 86pp, The Linnean Society of London

Athelges paguri (a parasitic sea slater) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Athelges paguri ’offshore variety’
a parasitic sea slater
Variety 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAthelges paguri (a parasitic sea slater)
GenusAthelges (a genus of parasitic sea slaters)
SubfamilyATHELGINAE (a subfamily of crustaceans)
FamilyBOPYRIDAE (a family of parasitic sea slaters)
SuperfamilyBOPYROIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
InfraorderEpicaridea (a suborder of parasitic sea slaters)
SuborderCYMOTHOIDA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
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 Athelges paguri (a parasitic sea slater)

Athelges paguri (a parasitic 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 Athelges paguri (a parasitic sea slater):

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