OSTRACODA Latreille, 1802
(ostracods, mussel shrimps)

Interactions where OSTRACODA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

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
is endoparasitised by cystacanth Neoechinorhynchus rutili a thorny-headed worm Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Neoechinorhynchus rutili/Neoechinorhynchus rutilia thorny-headed wormcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Ostracoda/Ostracodaostracods, mussel shrimps cystacanth endoparasitises
is predated by bladder UK/Ireland [Utricularia vulgaris s.l.] greater bladderworts Lamiales: Lentibulariaceae Insectivorous Plants, Darwin, C., 1875
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lentibulariaceae/Utricularia vulgaris s.l./Utricularia vulgaris s.l.greater bladderwortsbladder Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Ostracoda/Ostracodaostracods, mussel shrimps bladder is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Darwin, C., 1875Insectivorous Plants463pp

OSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
PODOCOPA
a superorder of crustaceans
Subclass 2 subtaxa 8 trophisms
PODOCOPIDA
an order of crustaceans
Order 2 subtaxa 8 trophisms
CYPRIDOCOPINA
a suborder of crustaceans
Suborder 2 subtaxa 8 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassOSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps)
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 OSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Angel, M.V. 1993 Marine Planktonic Ostracods Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 48, Field Studies Council
Athersuch, J., Horne, D.J. & Whittaker, J.E. 1990 Marine and Brackish Water Ostracods (Superfamilies: Cypridacea and Cytheracea) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 43, The Linnean Society of London
de Kluijver, M.J. & S.S. Ingalsuo, S.S. Crustacea wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/crustacea.php
Griffiths, H.I. & Holmes, J.A. 2000 Non-marine ostracods & quaternary palaeoenvironments Technical Guides, No 8, 173pp, Quaternary Research Association
Henderson, P.A. 1990 Freshwater Ostracoda Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 42, The Linnean Society of London
() Sars, G.O. 1928 *** An account of the crustacea of Norway - Ostracoda ***(Superseded) An account of the crustacea of Norway, Vol 9, 277+119 platespp, Bergen Museum

Marine

() Conway, D.V.P. 2015 Marine Zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 3: Ostracoda, Stomatopoda, Nebaliacea, Mysida, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Cumacea, Euphausiacea, Decapoda, Annelida, Tardigrada, Nematoda, Phoronida, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata and Chordata Occasional Publications, No. 27, 272pp, Marine Biological Association
() Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds) 1996 Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe reprint with minor corrections edition, 800pp, Oxford University Press

OSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Griffiths, H.I. & Evans, J.G. 2010 Some freshwater ostracods (Crustacea: Ostracoda) from South Wales Freshwater Forum Vol 1(1): 64-72.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to OSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of OSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps)
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