Physa fontinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Bladder Snail)

Interactions where Physa fontinalis 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').

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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
is endoparasitised by furcocercaria Questionable Cotylurus cornutus a fluke Diplostomida: Strigeidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Strigeidae/Cotylurus cornutus/Cotylurus cornutusa flukefurcocercaria Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Physidae/Physa fontinalis/Physa fontinaliscommon bladder snail? furcocercaria endoparasitises
digestive gland digestive gland accommodates metacercarial cyst UK/Ireland Echinoparyphium recurvatum a fluke Echinostomida: Echinostomatidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Echinostomida/Echinostomatidae/Echinoparyphium recurvatum/Echinoparyphium recurvatuma flukemetacercarial cyst Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Physidae/Physa fontinalis/Physa fontinaliscommon bladder snaildigestive gland metacercarial cyst rests inside digestive gland
shell shell accommodates UK/IrelandMinor Chaetogaster limnaei an oligochaete Haplotaxida: Tubificidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Haplotaxida/Tubificidae/Chaetogaster limnaei/Chaetogaster limnaeian oligochaete Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Physidae/Physa fontinalis/Physa fontinaliscommon bladder snailshellMinor rests inside shell

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.

Physa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhysa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail)
GenusPhysa (bladder snails)
FamilyPHYSIDAE (bladder snails)
SuperfamilyPLANORBOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubterclassTectipleura (a subterclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Physa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Physa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail):

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