Cercyon littoralis (Gyllenhal, 1808)
(a scavenger water beetle)

Interactions where Cercyon littoralis 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
elytron (posterior part) (live) live elytron (posterior part) of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Hydrophilomyces a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Hydrophilomyces/Hydrophilomycesa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Hydrophilidae/Cercyon littoralis/Cercyon littoralisa scavenger water beetleliveelytron (posterior part)adult ascoma ectoparasitises live elytron (posterior part) of adult
meta-sternum (live) live meta-sternum of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Hydrophilomyces a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Hydrophilomyces/Hydrophilomycesa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Hydrophilidae/Cercyon littoralis/Cercyon littoralisa scavenger water beetlelivemeta-sternumadult ascoma ectoparasitises live meta-sternum of adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993New British LaboulbenialesMycol. Res. Vol 97 (9): 1045-1055.
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Cercyon littoralis (a scavenger water beetle) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cercyon littoralis (a scavenger water beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCercyon littoralis (a scavenger water beetle)
GenusCercyon (a genus of scavenger water beetles)
SubfamilySPHAERIDIINAE (a subfamily of water beetles)
FamilyHYDROPHILIDAE (a family of scavenger water beetles)
SuperfamilyHYDROPHILOIDEA (scavenger water beetles)
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
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 Cercyon littoralis (a scavenger water beetle)

Cercyon littoralis (a scavenger water beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cercyon littoralis (a scavenger water beetle):

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