Parthenolecanium pomeranicum (Kawecki, 1954)
(Yew Scale)

Interactions where Parthenolecanium pomeranicum 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
infects and damages killed branch UK/Ireland Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in Britain, Malumphy, C., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium pomeranicum/Parthenolecanium pomeranicumyew scale Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewkilledbranch
sucks sap of live foliage UK/Ireland Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in Britain, Malumphy, C., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium pomeranicum/Parthenolecanium pomeranicumyew scale Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewlivefoliage

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Malumphy, C., 2011Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 211-216, Plate 14.

Parthenolecanium pomeranicum (Yew Scale) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Parthenolecanium pomeranicum (Yew Scale) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParthenolecanium pomeranicum (Yew Scale)
GenusParthenolecanium (a genus of scale insects)
FamilyCOCCIDAE (soft scales)
SuperfamilyCOCCOIDEA (scale insects, coccids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
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 Parthenolecanium pomeranicum (Yew Scale)

Parthenolecanium pomeranicum (Yew Scale) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Parthenolecanium pomeranicum (Yew Scale):

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