Simulium Latreille, 1802
(a genus of blackflies)

Interactions where Simulium 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 pure white to grey or rarely green, shaggy rhizoids UK/Ireland Erynia conica an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Mode of infection of Simulium by Erynia conica, Hywel-Jones, N.L. & Webster, J., 1986
Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich, Wilding, N., 1983
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia conica/Erynia conicaan entomophagous funguspure white to grey or rarely green, shaggyrhizoids Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Simuliidae/Simulium/Simuliuma genus of blackfliesadult pure white to grey or rarely green, shaggy rhizoids infects adult
hind gut hind gut of larva is inhabited by UK/Ireland Paramoebidium chattonii an amoebidous protozoan Amoebidiales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Protozoa/Choanozoa/Ichthyosporea/Amoebidiales/Paramoebidium chattonii/Paramoebidium chattoniian amoebidous protozoan Animal / endozoiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Simuliidae/Simulium/Simuliuma genus of blackflieshind gutlarva lives within hind gut of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Hywel-Jones, N.L. & Webster, J., 1986Mode of infection of Simulium by Erynia conicaTBMS Vol 87 (3): 381-387.
Wilding, N., 1983Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and NorwichBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (1): 47-49.

Simulium (a genus of blackflies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Simulium (a genus of blackflies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Simulium argyreatum
a blackfly
Species 1 references
Simulium equinum
a blackfly
Species 1 references
Simulium erythrocephalum
a blackfly
Species 1 references
Simulium lineatum
a blackfly
Species 1 references
Simulium morsitans
a blackfly
Species 1 references
Simulium noelleri
a blackfly
Species 1 references
Simulium ornatum complex
a blackfly
Species group 1 references
Simulium posticatum
Blandford Fly
Species 1 references
Simulium reptans
a birch-fly
Species 1 references
Simulium tuberosum complex
a group of black-flies
Species group 1 references
Simulium variegatum
a blackfly
Species 1 references
Simulium vernum s.l.
a blackfly
Species aggregate 1 references
[Simulium equinum s.l.]
equinum species-group
Informal 2 subtaxa 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSimulium (a genus of blackflies)
FamilySIMULIIDAE (blackflies)
SuperfamilyCHIRONOMOIDEA (biting, non-biting & trickle midges, blackflies)
InfraorderCulicomorpha (mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
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 Simulium (a genus of blackflies)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Eutaxa - electronic keys & reference collections www.eutaxa.com

Simulium (a genus of blackflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Simulium (a genus of blackflies):

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