Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Mussel Scale)

Interactions where Lepidosaphes ulmi 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
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live stem (woody) Cornus dogwoods Cornales: Cornaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus/Cornusdogwoodslivestem (woody)
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live branch Cornus dogwoods Cornales: Cornaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus/Cornusdogwoodslivebranch
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live stem (woody) Ceanothus California lilacs Rosales: Rhamnaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Ceanothus/CeanothusCalifornia lilacslivestem (woody)
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live branch Ceanothus California lilacs Rosales: Rhamnaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Ceanothus/CeanothusCalifornia lilacslivebranch
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live stem (woody) Cotoneaster cotoneasters Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cotoneaster/Cotoneastercotoneasterslivestem (woody)
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live branch Cotoneaster cotoneasters Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cotoneaster/Cotoneastercotoneasterslivebranch
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live stem (woody) Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivestem (woody)
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live branch Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslivebranch
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live stem (woody) Pyrus pears Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus/Pyruspearslivestem (woody)
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live branch Pyrus pears Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus/Pyruspearslivebranch
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live stem (woody) [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubslivestem (woody)
(densely encrusting) densely encrusting is saprobic on live branch [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scaledensely encrusting Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubslivebranch

Interactions where Lepidosaphes ulmi 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').

Filters:

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 be infected by Cephalosporium anamorph UK/Ireland Lecanicillium lecanii an entomogenous fungus Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae Studies in Entomogenous Fungi VI. Cephalosporium and associated fungi., Petch, T., 1925
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Lecanicillium lecanii/Lecanicillium lecaniian entomogenous fungusCephalosporium anamorph Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scale Cephalosporium anamorph infects
may be infected by Acrostalagmus anamorph UK/Ireland Lecanicillium lecanii an entomogenous fungus Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae Studies in Entomogenous Fungi VI. Cephalosporium and associated fungi., Petch, T., 1925
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Lecanicillium lecanii/Lecanicillium lecaniian entomogenous fungusAcrostalagmus anamorph Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scale Acrostalagmus anamorph infects
may attract colony UK/Ireland Filobasidiella depauperata a basidiomycete yeast Tremellales: Tremellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Filobasidiella depauperata/Filobasidiella depauperataa basidiomycete yeastcolony Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Lepidosaphes ulmi/Lepidosaphes ulmimussel scale colony is associated with

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Petch, T., 1925Studies in Entomogenous Fungi VI. Cephalosporium and associated fungi.TBMS Vol 10 (3): 152-182,IN1.

Lepidosaphes ulmi (Mussel Scale) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lepidosaphes ulmi (Mussel Scale) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepidosaphes ulmi (Mussel Scale)
GenusLepidosaphes (a genus of mussel scales)
FamilyCOCCIDAE (soft scales)
SuperfamilyCOCCOIDEA (scale insects, coccids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
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 Lepidosaphes ulmi (Mussel Scale)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
O’Connor, J.P., Gertsson, C-A. & Malumphy, C. 2013 A review of the Irish scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) Irish Nat. J. Vol 32 (1): 32-44.

Lepidosaphes ulmi (Mussel Scale) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lepidosaphes ulmi (Mussel Scale):

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