Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758
(House-fly)

Interactions where Musca domestica 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
larva larva inhabits dung of MAMMALIA mammals Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Musca domestica/Musca domesticahouse-flylarva Animal / dung / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammals
larva larva feeds on decaying debris MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Musca domestica/Musca domesticahouse-flylarva Foodplant / debris feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsdecayingdebris

Interactions where Musca domestica 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
adult may be infected by Entomophthora muscae an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006
Redescription of Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresenius, Keller, S., Kalsbeek, V. & Eilenberg, J., 1999
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/Entomophthora muscaean entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Musca domestica/Musca domesticahouse-flyadult infects adult
adult may be infected by Entomophthora schizophorae (An Entomophagous Fungus) Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Redescription of Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresenius, Keller, S., Kalsbeek, V. & Eilenberg, J., 1999
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora schizophorae/Entomophthora schizophorae(an entomophagous fungus) Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Musca domestica/Musca domesticahouse-flyadult infects adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) MuscidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complexMycol. Res. Vol 110 (8): 941-950.
Keller, S., Kalsbeek, V. & Eilenberg, J., 1999Redescription of Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) FreseniusSydowia 51: 197-209.

Musca domestica (House-fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Musca domestica (House-fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMusca domestica (House-fly)
GenusMusca (house-flies)
FamilyMUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Musca domestica (House-fly)

Musca domestica (House-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Musca domestica (House-fly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Musca domestica (House-fly)
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