Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
(Sperm Whale)

Interactions where Physeter macrocephalus 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
bone (washed up) washed up bone dead is eaten by fruitbody UK/IrelandRare Deconica inquilina Flecked Brownie Agaricales: Strophariaceae All washed up, Watling, R. & Turnbull, E., 1996
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Deconica inquilina/Deconica inquilinaflecked browniefruitbody Animal / carrion / dead animal feederUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Cetartiodactyla/Physeteridae/Physeter macrocephalus/Physeter macrocephalussperm whalewashed upboneRare fruitbody feeds on dead washed up bone

Author & YearTitleSource
Watling, R. & Turnbull, E., 1996All washed upMycologist Vol 10 (2): 86-87.

Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyseter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale)
FamilyPHYSETERIDAE (sperm whales)
SuperfamilyODONTOCETI (toothed whales)
InfraorderCetacea (whales & dolphins)
SuborderCETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds)
OrderCETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins)
SubclassTHERIA (a subclass of unassigneds)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale)

Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale):

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