Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.
(Alternate Water-milfoil)

Interactions where Myriophyllum alterniflorum 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
may house subaquatic cocoon Macroplea appendiculata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/Myriophyllum alterniflorumalternate water-milfoil subaquatic cocoon may be found among
leaf (submerged) submerged leaf is grazed by subaquatic adult Macroplea appendiculata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/Myriophyllum alterniflorumalternate water-milfoilsubmergedleaf (2-)4-9(-11)subaquatic adult grazes on submerged leaf
root (buried) buried root is foodplant of gregarious larva Macroplea appendiculata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlegregariouslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/Myriophyllum alterniflorumalternate water-milfoilburiedroot gregarious larva feeds on buried root

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Myriophyllum alterniflorum (Alternate Water-milfoil) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyriophyllum alterniflorum (Alternate Water-milfoil)
GenusMyriophyllum (water milfoils)
FamilyHALORAGACEAE (water-milfoils)
OrderSAXIFRAGALES (saxifrages, stonecrops, peonies, currants and gooseberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myriophyllum alterniflorum (Alternate Water-milfoil)

Myriophyllum alterniflorum (Alternate Water-milfoil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Myriophyllum alterniflorum (Alternate Water-milfoil):

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