TRICHOPTERA
(caddis flies, caddisflies)

Interactions where TRICHOPTERA 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
larva is endoparasitised by cyst Dolichosaccus rastellus a fluke Plagiorchiida: Plagiorchiidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Plagiorchiidae/Dolichosaccus rastellus/Dolichosaccus rastellusa flukecyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Trichopteracaddis flies, caddisflieslarva cyst endoparasitises larva
larva is endoparasitised by cyst Opisthioglyphe ranae a trematode Plagiorchiida: Plagiorchiidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Plagiorchiidae/Opisthioglyphe ranae/Opisthioglyphe ranaea trematodecyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Trichopteracaddis flies, caddisflieslarva cyst endoparasitises larva
adult may be infected by pure white to grey or rarely green, shaggy rhizoids Erynia conica an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia conica/Erynia conicaan entomophagous funguspure white to grey or rarely green, shaggyrhizoids Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Trichopteracaddis flies, caddisfliesadult pure white to grey or rarely green, shaggy rhizoids infects adult
adult may be infected by UK/Ireland Erynia rhizospora an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich, Wilding, N., 1983
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia rhizospora/Erynia rhizosporaan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Trichopteracaddis flies, caddisfliesadult infects adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.
Wilding, N., 1983Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and NorwichBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (1): 47-49.

TRICHOPTERA (caddis flies, caddisflies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

TRICHOPTERA (caddis flies, caddisflies) 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
INTEGRIPALPIA
true cased caddis flies
Suborder 4 subtaxa 4 trophisms 6 references
SPICIPALPIA
primitive caddis flies
Suborder 1 subtaxa 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderTRICHOPTERA (caddis flies, caddisflies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
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 TRICHOPTERA (caddis flies, caddisflies)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Eutaxa - electronic keys & reference collections www.eutaxa.com
() Barnard, P. & Ross, E. 2012 The adults Trichoptera (caddisflies) of Britain and Ireland Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1. Part 17, 192pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
() Macan, T.T. 1973 A Key to the Adults of British Trichoptera FBA Sci Pub 29, 28, 151pp, Freshwater Biological Association
Malicky, H. 2004 Atlas of European Trichoptera 2nd edition, Springer-Verlag, Berlin
Mosely, M.E. 1939 *** The British Caddis Flies (Trichoptera) ***(Superseded) 320pp, Routledge
NatureSpot NatureSpot - caddis flies www.naturespot.org.uk/taxonomy/term/19486?page=0
Wallace, I. (Illust.: Wilkins, P.) 2003 The Beginner’s Guide to Caddis (Order Trichoptera) Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists’ Society Vol 62: 15-26.

Larvae/Case-bearing

() Wallace, I.D, Wallace, B. & Phillipson, G.N. 1990 *** A Key to the Case-bearing Caddis Larvae of Britain and Ireland ***(Superseded) FBA Scientific Publication, No. 51, 237pp, Freshwater Biological Association

Larvae/Caseless

() Edington, J.M. & Hildrew, A.G. 1995 Caseless Caddis Larvae of the British Isles FBA Scientific Publication, No. 53, 2 edition, 134pp, Freshwater Biological Association

Larvae

Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books
Wallace, I. 2008 Module 5: advanced identification of caddisflies (Trichoptera) https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course

TRICHOPTERA (caddis flies, caddisflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wallace, I.D. 1991 A Review of the Trichoptera of Great Britain Research and Survey in Nature Conservation, No. 32, 61pp, Nature Conservancy Council

Dead Wood

Alexander, K.N.A. 2002 The Invertebrates of Living and Decaying Timber in Britain and Ireland - a Provisional Annotated Checklist Research Reports, Report no 467, 142pp, English Nature

Larvae/Case-bearing

Stout, K. & B. Nature Crafted Jewelry by Windscape Inc. www.wildscape.com

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to TRICHOPTERA (caddis flies, caddisflies):

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