COPEPODA
(copepods)

Interactions where COPEPODA 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 larva Camallanus kaapstaadi a nematode Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Camallanus kaapstaadi/Camallanus kaapstaadia nematodelarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Copepoda/Copepodacopepods larva endoparasitises
is endoparasitised by larva Procamallanus xenopodis a nematode Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Procamallanus xenopodis/Procamallanus xenopodisa nematodelarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Copepoda/Copepodacopepods larva endoparasitises
is lived on by Epistylis a genus of peritrich ciliates Sessilida: Epistylididae /Chromista/Ciliophora/Oligohymenophorea/Sessilida/Epistylididae/Epistylis/Epistylisa genus of peritrich ciliates Animal / epizoite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Copepoda/Copepodacopepods lives on
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/Maxillopoda/Copepoda/Copepodacopepods bladder is predator of
body cavity body cavity is endoparasitised by procercoid Cephalochlamys namaquensis a tapeworm Pseudophyllidea: Cephalochlamydidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Pseudophyllidea/Cephalochlamydidae/Cephalochlamys namaquensis/Cephalochlamys namaquensisa tapewormprocercoid Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Copepoda/Copepodacopepodsbody cavity procercoid endoparasitises body cavity

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

COPEPODA (copepods) 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
Cymbasoma filogranarum
a copepod
Species 1 trophisms
Neocopepoda
an infraclass of crustaceans
Infraclass 6 subtaxa 11 trophisms 14 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubclassCOPEPODA (copepods)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
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 COPEPODA (copepods)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Baird, W. 1850 *** The Natural History of the British Entomostraca ***(Superseded) Vol 17, 364pp, The Ray Society, London
() Brady, G.S. 1878 A monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands Vol 53, 55 & 56, 148+182+83pp, The Ray Society, London
() Conway, D.V.P. 2012 Marine Zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 2: Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Cladocera, Facetotecta, Cirripedia and Copepoda Occasional Publications, No. 25, 163pp, Marine Biological Association
Rose, M. 1933 *** Copépodes Pélagiques ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 26, 374pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
() Sars, G.O. 1921 *** An account of the crustacea of Norway - Copepoda-Monstrilloida & Notodelphyoida ***(Superseded) An account of the crustacea of Norway, Vol 8, 91+37 platespp, Bergen Museum
() Sars, G.O. 1919 *** An account of the crustacea of Norway - Copepoda-supplement ***(Superseded) An account of the crustacea of Norway, Vol 7, 127+76pp, Bergen Museum
Scott, T. & A. 1913 *** The British Parasitic Copepoda ***(Superseded) Vols 95 & 96, Vol 1: 252pp, The Ray Society, London

Freshwater

Gledhill, T. & Wallace, I. 2010 Module 9: advanced identification of miscellaneous taxa including Crustacea https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course

Juvenile Stages

Conway, D.V.P. 2006 Identification of copepodite developmental stages of twenty-six North Atlantic copepods Occasional Publications, No. 21, 29pp, Marine Biological Association

Marine

() 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

Marine/Plankton

() Newell, G.E. & Newell, R.C. 1973 Marine Plankton - a practical guide 4th edition edition, 244pp, Hutchinson Educational Ltd.

Parasites/Fish

Kabata, Z. 2003 Copepods Parasitic on Fishes (revised) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 47, The Linnean Society of London
Kabata, Z. 1992 *** Copepods Parasitic on Fishes ***(Superseded) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 47, The Linnean Society of London

Parasites

Gotto, V. 2004 Commensal and parasitic copepods associated with marine invertebrates (and whales) (2nd ed) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 46, 2nd edition edition, Field Studies Council
Gotto, V. 1993 *** Commensal and parasitic copepods associated with marine invertebrates (and whales) ***(Superseded) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 46, Field Studies Council

Parasitic

Kabata, Z. 1979 *** Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes ***(Superseded) Vol 152, The Ray Society, London

COPEPODA (copepods) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Paffenhöfer, G.-A., Stricker, J.R., Lewis, K.D, & Richman, S. 1996 Motion behavior of nauplii and early copepodid stages of marine planktonic copepods J. Plankton Res. Vol 18 (9): 1699-1715.

Computing

Zavala-Hamz, V.A., Alvarez-Borrego, J. & Trujillo-Ortfz, A. 1996 Diffraction patterns as a tool to recognize copepods J. Plankton Res. Vol 18 (8): 1471-1484.

Journals/Plankton

The Malacological Society of London Journal of Plankton Research Published for/by:The Malacological Society of London, Oxford Journals

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to COPEPODA (copepods):

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