Branchiobdella astaci Odier
(a parasitic annelid)

Interactions where Branchiobdella astaci 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
worm worm kleptoparasitises gill UK/IrelandQuestionable Austropotamobius pallipes Freshwater Crayfish, Atlantic Crayfish, Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish Decapoda: Astacidae Branchiobdella astaci Odier (Oligochaeta, Annelida) in Reading, Leake, C.J. & Price, A., 1965
 /Animalia/Annelida/Branchiobdellea/Branchiobdellida/Branchiobdellidae/Branchiobdella astaci/Branchiobdella astacia parasitic annelidworm Animal / kleptoparasiteRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Astacidae/Austropotamobius pallipes/Austropotamobius pallipesfreshwater crayfish, Atlantic crayfish, freshwater white-clawed crayfishgill
worm worm ectoparasitises gill UK/IrelandQuestionable Austropotamobius pallipes Freshwater Crayfish, Atlantic Crayfish, Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish Decapoda: Astacidae Branchiobdella astaci Odier (Oligochaeta, Annelida) in Reading, Leake, C.J. & Price, A., 1965
 /Animalia/Annelida/Branchiobdellea/Branchiobdellida/Branchiobdellidae/Branchiobdella astaci/Branchiobdella astacia parasitic annelidworm Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Astacidae/Austropotamobius pallipes/Austropotamobius pallipesfreshwater crayfish, Atlantic crayfish, freshwater white-clawed crayfishgill

Author & YearTitleSource
Leake, C.J. & Price, A., 1965Branchiobdella astaci Odier (Oligochaeta, Annelida) in ReadingThe Reading Naturalist No. 17: 18-19.

Branchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBranchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid)
FamilyBRANCHIOBDELLIDAE (a family of annelids)
OrderBRANCHIOBDELLIDA (an order of annelids)
ClassBRANCHIOBDELLEA (a class of annelids)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Branchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Leake, C.J. & Price, A. 1965 Branchiobdella astaci Odier (Oligochaeta, Annelida) in Reading The Reading Naturalist No. 17: 18-19.

Branchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Branchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid):

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