Asellus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a water slater)

Interactions where Asellus aquaticus 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 cystacanth Filicollis anatis a thorny-headed worm 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/Acanthocephala/Filicollis anatis/Filicollis anatisa thorny-headed wormcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slater cystacanth endoparasitises
body cavity body cavity is endoparasitised by cystacanth Acanthocephalus ranae a thorny-headed worm Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
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/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus ranae/Acanthocephalus ranaea thorny-headed wormcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slaterbody cavity cystacanth endoparasitises body cavity
haemocoel haemocoel is endoparasitised by acanthor larva UK/IrelandRestricted Acanthocephalus lucii a thorny-headed worm 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/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus lucii/Acanthocephalus luciia thorny-headed wormacanthor larva Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slaterhaemocoelSole acanthor larva endoparasitises haemocoel
haemocoel haemocoel is endoparasitised by acanthella UK/IrelandRestricted Acanthocephalus lucii a thorny-headed worm 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/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus lucii/Acanthocephalus luciia thorny-headed wormacanthella Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slaterhaemocoelSole acanthella endoparasitises haemocoel
haemocoel haemocoel is endoparasitised by encapsulated cystacanth UK/IrelandRestricted Acanthocephalus lucii a thorny-headed worm 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/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus lucii/Acanthocephalus luciia thorny-headed wormencapsulatedcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus/Asellus (Asellus) aquaticusa water slaterhaemocoelSole encapsulated cystacanth endoparasitises haemocoel

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

Asellus aquaticus (a water slater) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsellus aquaticus (a water slater)
GenusAsellus (waterlice or water slaters)
FamilyASELLIDAE (waterlice or water slaters, hoglouse)
SuperfamilyASELLOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderASELLOTA (a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans 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 Asellus aquaticus (a water slater)

Asellus aquaticus (a water slater) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Asellus aquaticus (a water slater):

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