Hemioniscus balani Buchholtz, 1866
(a parasitic sea slater)

Interactions where Hemioniscus balani is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage 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
adult adult ectoparasitises mantle cavity UK/Ireland Semibalanus balanoides Acorn Barnacle Sessilia: Archaeobalanidae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Hemioniscidae/Hemioniscus balani/Hemioniscus balania parasitic sea slateradult Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Sessilia/Archaeobalanidae/Semibalanus balanoides/Semibalanus balanoidesacorn barnaclemantle cavity
adult adult ectoparasitises mantle cavity Foreign Perforatus perforatus an acorn barnacle Sessilia: Balanidae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Hemioniscidae/Hemioniscus balani/Hemioniscus balania parasitic sea slateradult Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Sessilia/Balanidae/Perforatus perforatus/Perforatus perforatusan acorn barnaclemantle cavity
adult adult ectoparasitises mantle cavity Foreign Chthamalus stellatus Poli’s Stellate Barnacle Sessilia: Chthamalidae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Hemioniscidae/Hemioniscus balani/Hemioniscus balania parasitic sea slateradult Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Sessilia/Chthamalidae/Chthamalus stellatus/Chthamalus stellatusPoli's stellate barnaclemantle cavity
adult adult ectoparasitises mantle cavity UK/Ireland Austrominius modestus Darwin’s Barnacle Sessilia: Austrobalanidae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Hemioniscidae/Hemioniscus balani/Hemioniscus balania parasitic sea slateradult Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Sessilia/Austrobalanidae/Austrominius modestus/Austrominius modestusDarwin's barnaclemantle cavity

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

Hemioniscus balani (a parasitic sea slater) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHemioniscus balani (a parasitic sea slater)
FamilyHEMIONISCIDAE (a family of crustaceans)
SuperfamilyCRYPTONISCOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
InfraorderEpicaridea (a suborder of parasitic sea slaters)
SuborderCYMOTHOIDA (a suborder of crustaceans)
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 Hemioniscus balani (a parasitic sea slater)

Hemioniscus balani (a parasitic sea slater) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hemioniscus balani (a parasitic sea slater):

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