Athelges paguri ’offshore variety’
(a parasitic sea slater)

Interactions where Athelges paguri ’offshore variety’ 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 Anapagurus laevis a hermit crab Decapoda: Paguridae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Bopyridae/Athelges paguri 'offshore variety'/Athelges paguri 'offshore variety'a parasitic sea slater Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Paguridae/Anapagurus laevis/Anapagurus laevisa hermit crababdomen surface

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

Athelges paguri ’offshore variety’ (a parasitic sea slater) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyAthelges paguri ’offshore variety’ (a parasitic sea slater)
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)

Athelges paguri ’offshore variety’ (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 ’offshore variety’ (a parasitic sea slater):

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