Symbion pandora Funch & Kristensen, 1995
(a cycliophoran)

Interactions where Symbion pandora 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
feeding stage (colonial) colonial feeding stage is commensal with mouthparts (downstream) of adult Restricted Nephrops norvegicus Norway Lobster Decapoda: Nephropidae Cycliophora is a new phylum with affinities to Entoprocta and Ectoprocta, Funch, P. & Kristensen, R.M., 1995
 /Animalia/Cycliophora/Eucycliophora/Symbiida/Symbiidae/Symbion pandora/Symbion pandoraa cycliophorancolonialfeeding stage Animal / commensal /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Nephropidae/Nephrops norvegicus/Nephrops norvegicusNorway lobstermouthparts (downstream)adultSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Funch, P. & Kristensen, R.M., 1995Cycliophora is a new phylum with affinities to Entoprocta and EctoproctaNature Vol 378: 711-714.

Symbion pandora (a cycliophoran) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSymbion pandora (a cycliophoran)
FamilySYMBIIDAE (a family of cycliophorans)
OrderSYMBIIDA (an order of cycliophorans)
ClassEUCYCLIOPHORA (a class of cycliophorans)
PhylumCYCLIOPHORA (cycliophorans)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Symbion pandora (a cycliophoran)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Funch, P. & Kristensen, R.M. 1995 Cycliophora is a new phylum with affinities to Entoprocta and Ectoprocta Nature Vol 378: 711-714.

Symbion pandora (a cycliophoran) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Feeding Mechanism

Riisgard, H.U., Nielsen, C., Larsen, P.S. 2000 Downstream collecting in ciliary suspension feeders: the catch-up principle. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 207: 33-51.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Symbion pandora (a cycliophoran):

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