Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus, 1758
(Silver Fish, Silverfish)

Interactions where Lepisma saccharina 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
is predated by adult Reduvius personatus an assassin bug Hemiptera: Reduviidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Zygentoma/Lepismatidae/Lepisma saccharina/Lepisma saccharinasilver fish, silverfish (5-end 9)adult is predator of
is predated by nymph Reduvius personatus an assassin bug Hemiptera: Reduviidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Zygentoma/Lepismatidae/Lepisma saccharina/Lepisma saccharinasilver fish, silverfish nymph is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish)
FamilyLEPISMATIDAE (silverfish and firebrats)
OrderZYGENTOMA (silverfish and firebrats)
SubclassAPTERYGOTA (bristletails, silverfish and firebrats (primitively wingless 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 Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish)

Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 9 images of Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish)
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