Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)
(a pea crab)

Interactions where Pinnotheres pisum 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
parasitises UK/Ireland Mytilus true mussels Mytiloida: Mytilidae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Pinnotheridae/Pinnotheres pisum/Pinnotheres pisuma pea crab Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Mytiloida/Mytilidae/Mytilus/Mytilustrue mussels

Interactions where Pinnotheres pisum 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
visceral cavity visceral cavity is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Pinnotherion vermiforme a parasitic sea slater Isopoda: Entoniscidae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Entoniscidae/Pinnotherion vermiforme/Pinnotherion vermiformea parasitic sea slater Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Pinnotheridae/Pinnotheres pisum/Pinnotheres pisuma pea crabvisceral cavity endoparasitises visceral cavity

Author & YearTitleSource
Naylor, E., 1972British Marine IsopodsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, 86pp, The Linnean Society of London

Pinnotheres pisum (a pea crab) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPinnotheres pisum (a pea crab)
FamilyPINNOTHERIDAE (pea crabs)
SuperfamilyPINNOTHEROIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
Subsection Thoracotremata (a subsection (zoo.) of crustaceans)
Section Eubrachyura (a section (zoo.) of crustaceans)
InfraorderBrachyura (crabs)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
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 Pinnotheres pisum (a pea crab)

Pinnotheres pisum (a pea crab) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pinnotheres pisum (a pea crab):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Pinnotheres pisum (a pea crab)

A pea crab which is usually found in living mussels (Mytilus) or cockles (Cerastoderma). It may be found on the shore.

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