Parasitellus fucorum (De Geer, 1778)
(Bumble Bee Mites)

Interactions where Parasitellus fucorum 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
adult adult hitches a ride on adult UK/Ireland Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Bumblebees, Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Parasitidae/Parasitellus fucorum/Parasitellus fucorumbumble bee mitesadult Animal / phoresyUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beesadult

Author & YearTitleSource
Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987BumblebeesNaturalists’ Handbooks, 6, 92pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Parasitellus fucorum (Bumble Bee Mites) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParasitellus fucorum (Bumble Bee Mites)
GenusParasitellus (a genus of mites)
SubfamilyPARASITINAE (a subfamily of mites)
FamilyPARASITIDAE (a family of Parasitoid mites)
SuperfamilyPARASITOIDEA (an order of Mesostigmatid mites)
SubcohortParasitiae (a subcohort of mites)
CohortGamasina (a cohort of mites)
SuborderMONOGYNASPIDA (a suborder of mites)
OrderMESOSTIGMATA (mesostigmate or gamasid mites)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
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 Parasitellus fucorum (Bumble Bee Mites)

Parasitellus fucorum (Bumble Bee Mites) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Parasitellus fucorum (Bumble Bee Mites):

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