Milnesium tardigradum Doyere, 1840
(a tardigrade)

Interactions where Milnesium tardigradum 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
feeds on plasmodium Captivity MYXOGASTREA slime moulds, myxomycetes On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes., Kylin, H., 1991
/Animalia/Tardigrada/Apochela/Milnesiidae/Milnesium tardigradum/Milnesium tardigraduma tardigrade Fungus / feeder /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Myxogastreaslime moulds, myxomycetesplasmodium Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
feeds on fruitbody (early stage) Captivity MYXOGASTREA slime moulds, myxomycetes On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes., Kylin, H., 1991
/Animalia/Tardigrada/Apochela/Milnesiidae/Milnesium tardigradum/Milnesium tardigraduma tardigrade Fungus / feeder /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Myxogastreaslime moulds, myxomycetesfruitbody (early stage) Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
feeds on plasmodium Captivity Clastoderma debaryanum a slime mould Echinostelida: Clastodermataceae On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes., Kylin, H., 1991
/Animalia/Tardigrada/Apochela/Milnesiidae/Milnesium tardigradum/Milnesium tardigraduma tardigrade Fungus / feeder /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Echinostelida/Clastodermataceae/Clastoderma debaryanum/Clastoderma debaryanuma slime mouldplasmodium Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
feeds on plasmodium Captivity Diderma testaceumQuestionable a slime mould Physarida: Didymiaceae On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes., Kylin, H., 1991
/Animalia/Tardigrada/Apochela/Milnesiidae/Milnesium tardigradum/Milnesium tardigraduma tardigrade Fungus / feeder /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Didymiaceae/Diderma testaceum/Diderma testaceuma slime mould?plasmodium Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
feeds within fruitbody (early stage) Captivity Diderma testaceumQuestionable a slime mould Physarida: Didymiaceae On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes., Kylin, H., 1991
/Animalia/Tardigrada/Apochela/Milnesiidae/Milnesium tardigradum/Milnesium tardigraduma tardigrade Fungus / internal feeder /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Didymiaceae/Diderma testaceum/Diderma testaceuma slime mould?fruitbody (early stage) Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
feeds on plasmodium Captivity Trichia botrytis a slime mould Trichiida: Trichiaceae On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes., Kylin, H., 1991
/Animalia/Tardigrada/Apochela/Milnesiidae/Milnesium tardigradum/Milnesium tardigraduma tardigrade Fungus / feeder /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia botrytis/Trichia botrytisa slime mouldplasmodium Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
feeds on fruitbody (early stage) Captivity Trichia botrytis a slime mould Trichiida: Trichiaceae On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes., Kylin, H., 1991
/Animalia/Tardigrada/Apochela/Milnesiidae/Milnesium tardigradum/Milnesium tardigraduma tardigrade Fungus / feeder /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Trichiida/Trichiaceae/Trichia botrytis/Trichia botrytisa slime mouldfruitbody (early stage) Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

Author & YearTitleSource
Kylin, H., 1991On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes.Mycologist Vol 05 (1): 54-55.

Milnesium tardigradum (a tardigrade) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMilnesium tardigradum (a tardigrade)
FamilyMILNESIIDAE (a family of waterbears)
OrderAPOCHELA (an order of waterbears)
PhylumTARDIGRADA (waterbears)
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 Milnesium tardigradum (a tardigrade)

Milnesium tardigradum (a tardigrade) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kylin, H. 1991 On the feeding habits of a Tardigrade: selective foraging on Myxomycetes. Mycologist Vol 05 (1): 54-55.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Milnesium tardigradum (a tardigrade):

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