Proasellus meridianus (Racovitza, 1919)
(a water slater)

Interactions where Proasellus meridianus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
body cavity body cavity is endoparasitised by cystacanth UK/Ireland Acanthocephalus ranae a thorny-headed worm 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
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus ranae/Acanthocephalus ranaea thorny-headed wormcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Proasellus meridianus/Proasellus meridianusa water slaterbody cavity cystacanth endoparasitises body cavity
haemocoel haemocoel is endoparasitised by acanthor larva UK/IrelandRestricted Acanthocephalus clavula a thorny-headed worm 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
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus clavula/Acanthocephalus clavulaa thorny-headed wormacanthor larva Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Proasellus meridianus/Proasellus meridianusa water slaterhaemocoelSole acanthor larva endoparasitises haemocoel
haemocoel haemocoel is endoparasitised by acanthella UK/IrelandRestricted Acanthocephalus clavula a thorny-headed worm 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
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus clavula/Acanthocephalus clavulaa thorny-headed wormacanthella Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Proasellus meridianus/Proasellus meridianusa water slaterhaemocoelSole acanthella endoparasitises haemocoel
haemocoel haemocoel is endoparasitised by encapsulated cystacanth UK/IrelandRestricted Acanthocephalus clavula a thorny-headed worm 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
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus clavula/Acanthocephalus clavulaa thorny-headed wormencapsulatedcystacanth Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Proasellus meridianus/Proasellus meridianusa water slaterhaemocoelSole encapsulated cystacanth endoparasitises haemocoel
haemocoele haemocoele is endoparasitised by tomont UK/Ireland Collinia circulans a ciliate 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
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Collinia circulans/Collinia circulansa ciliatetomont Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Proasellus meridianus/Proasellus meridianusa water slaterhaemocoele tomont endoparasitises haemocoele
haemocoele haemocoele is endoparasitised by protomite UK/Ireland Collinia circulans a ciliate 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
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Collinia circulans/Collinia circulansa ciliateprotomite Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Proasellus meridianus/Proasellus meridianusa water slaterhaemocoele protomite endoparasitises haemocoele
haemocoele haemocoele is endoparasitised by tomite UK/Ireland Collinia circulans a ciliate 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
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Collinia circulans/Collinia circulansa ciliatetomite Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Proasellus meridianus/Proasellus meridianusa water slaterhaemocoele tomite endoparasitises haemocoele
haemocoele haemocoele is endoparasitised by conjugant UK/Ireland Collinia circulans a ciliate 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
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Collinia circulans/Collinia circulansa ciliateconjugant Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Asellidae/Proasellus meridianus/Proasellus meridianusa water slaterhaemocoele conjugant endoparasitises haemocoele

Proasellus meridianus (a water slater) may also 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.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProasellus meridianus (a water slater)
GenusProasellus (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilyASELLIDAE (waterlice or water slaters, hoglouse)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
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 Proasellus meridianus (a water slater)

Proasellus meridianus (a water slater) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Proasellus meridianus (a water slater):

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