Lernaeodiscus galatheae
(a parasitic barnacle)

Interactions where Lernaeodiscus galatheae 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 endoparasitises body UK/Ireland Galathea intermedia a squat lobster Decapoda: Galatheidae British Barnacles, Bassindale, R., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Kentrogonida/Lernaeodiscidae/Lernaeodiscus galatheae/Lernaeodiscus galatheaea parasitic barnacleadult Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Galatheidae/Galathea intermedia/Galathea intermediaa squat lobsterbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Bassindale, R., 1964British BarnaclesSynopses of the British Fauna, 14, 49pp, The Linnean Society of London

Lernaeodiscus galatheae (a parasitic barnacle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLernaeodiscus galatheae (a parasitic barnacle)
GenusLernaeodiscus (a genus of parasitic barnacles)
FamilyLERNAEODISCIDAE (a family of parasitic barnacles)
OrderKENTROGONIDA (an order of crustaceans)
SuperorderRHIZOCEPHALA (parasitic barnacles)
InfraclassCirripedia (barnacles)
SubclassTHECOSTRACA (barnacles)
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)

Lernaeodiscus galatheae (a parasitic barnacle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lernaeodiscus galatheae (a parasitic barnacle):

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