Anapagurus laevis (Bell, 1846)
(a hermit crab)

Interactions where Anapagurus laevis 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
abdomen surface abdomen surface is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Athelges paguri ’offshore variety’ a parasitic sea slater Isopoda: Bopyridae 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 ectoparasitises abdomen surface
body body is endoparasitised by adult UK/Ireland Peltogastrella sulcata a parasitic barnacle Kentrogonida: Peltogastridae British Barnacles, Bassindale, R., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Kentrogonida/Peltogastridae/Peltogastrella sulcata/Peltogastrella sulcataa parasitic barnacleadult Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Paguridae/Anapagurus laevis/Anapagurus laevisa hermit crabbody adult endoparasitises body

Author & YearTitleSource
Bassindale, R., 1964British BarnaclesSynopses of the British Fauna, 14, 49pp, The Linnean Society of London
Naylor, E., 1972British Marine IsopodsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, 86pp, The Linnean Society of London

Anapagurus laevis (a hermit crab) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnapagurus laevis (a hermit crab)
GenusAnapagurus (a genus of hermit crabs)
FamilyPAGURIDAE (hermit crabs)
SuperfamilyPAGUROIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
InfraorderAnomura (an infraorder of decapod crustacea)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anapagurus laevis (a hermit crab)

Anapagurus laevis (a hermit crab) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anapagurus laevis (a hermit crab):

A very small hermit crab of inshore waters, but not usually found on the shore.

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