Ergasilus gibbus Nordmann, 1832
(a copepod)

Interactions where Ergasilus gibbus is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
ectoparasitises gill UK/Ireland Anguilla anguilla Eel, European Eel Anguilliformes: Anguillidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda (Class)/Poecilostomatoida/Ergasilidae/Ergasilus gibbus/Ergasilus gibbusa copepod Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Anguilliformes/Anguillidae/Anguilla anguilla/Anguilla anguillaeel, european eelgill

Ergasilus gibbus (a copepod) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Kennedy, C.R., 1975The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic communityField Studies 4: 177-189.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErgasilus gibbus (a copepod)
GenusErgasilus (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilyERGASILIDAE (a family of parastic copepods)
OrderPOECILOSTOMATOIDA (an order of copepods)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (CLASS) (a class of crustaceans)
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 Ergasilus gibbus (a copepod)

Ergasilus gibbus (a copepod) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ergasilus gibbus (a copepod):

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