Paragnathia formica (Hesse, 1864)
(a woodlouse or sea slater)

Interactions where Paragnathia formica 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
praniza larva praniza larva ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Pomatoschistus microps Common Goby Perciformes: Gobiidae Reproductive ecology of the saltmarsh-dwelling marine ectoparasite Paragnathia formica (Crustacea: Isopoda), Tinsley, M.C. & Reilly, S.D., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Gnathiidae/Paragnathia formica/Paragnathia formicaa woodlouse or sea slaterpraniza larva Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Perciformes/Gobiidae/Pomatoschistus microps/Pomatoschistus micropscommon goby
praniza larva praniza larva ectoparasitises Captivity Pleuronectes platessa Plaice Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Gnathiidae/Paragnathia formica/Paragnathia formicaa woodlouse or sea slaterpraniza larva Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Pleuronectiformes/Pleuronectidae/Pleuronectes platessa/Pleuronectes platessaplaice Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

Author & YearTitleSource
Naylor, E., 1972British Marine IsopodsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, 86pp, The Linnean Society of London
Tinsley, M.C. & Reilly, S.D., 2002Reproductive ecology of the saltmarsh-dwelling marine ectoparasite Paragnathia formica (Crustacea: Isopoda)JMBA Vol 82: 79-84.

Paragnathia formica (a woodlouse or sea slater) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParagnathia formica (a woodlouse or sea slater)
FamilyGNATHIIDAE (a family of woodlice or sea slaters)
SuperfamilyCYMOTHOOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
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 Paragnathia formica (a woodlouse or sea slater)

Paragnathia formica (a woodlouse or sea slater) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Tinsley, M.C. & Reilly, S.D. 2002 Reproductive ecology of the saltmarsh-dwelling marine ectoparasite Paragnathia formica (Crustacea: Isopoda) JMBA Vol 82: 79-84.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Paragnathia formica (a woodlouse or sea slater):

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