Bacillothrips nobilis (Bagnall, 1909)
(a fungus thrips)

Interactions where Bacillothrips nobilis 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
female macropter		female macropter may be found on dead branch			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				female macropter	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		dead	branch				(8-9)
female micropter		female micropter may be found on dead branch			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				female micropter	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		dead	branch				(8-9)
larva		larva may be found on dead branch			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				larva	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		dead	branch				(8-9)
male micropter		male micropter may be found on dead branch			Salix	willows	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				male micropter	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		dead	branch				(8-9)
female macropter		female macropter may be found among dead leaf of litter			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				female macropter	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	leaf	litter			(8-9)
female micropter		female micropter may be found among dead leaf of litter			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				female micropter	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	leaf	litter			(8-9)
larva		larva may be found among dead leaf of litter			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				larva	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	leaf	litter			(8-9)
male micropter		male micropter may be found among dead leaf of litter			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				male micropter	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead	leaf	litter			(8-9)
female macropter		female macropter may be found in tussock			POACEAE	grasses, couch	Poales	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				female macropter	Plant / resting place / within			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/	Poaceae	grasses, couch			tussock				(8-9)
female micropter		female micropter may be found in tussock			POACEAE	grasses, couch	Poales	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				female micropter	Plant / resting place / within			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/	Poaceae	grasses, couch			tussock				(8-9)
larva		larva may be found in tussock			POACEAE	grasses, couch	Poales	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				larva	Plant / resting place / within			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/	Poaceae	grasses, couch			tussock				(8-9)
male micropter		male micropter may be found in tussock			POACEAE	grasses, couch	Poales	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				male micropter	Plant / resting place / within			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/	Poaceae	grasses, couch			tussock				(8-9)
female macropter		female macropter feeds on spore			[Fungi s.l.]	fungi (in the broad sense)		Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996 Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				female macropter	Fungus / feeder			/Fungi s.l./	Fungi s.l.	fungi (in the broad sense)			spore		Sole		(8-9)
female micropter		female micropter feeds on spore			[Fungi s.l.]	fungi (in the broad sense)		Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996 Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				female micropter	Fungus / feeder			/Fungi s.l./	Fungi s.l.	fungi (in the broad sense)			spore		Sole		(8-9)
larva		larva feeds on spore			[Fungi s.l.]	fungi (in the broad sense)		Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996 Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				larva	Fungus / feeder			/Fungi s.l./	Fungi s.l.	fungi (in the broad sense)			spore		Sole		(8-9)
male micropter		male micropter feeds on spore			[Fungi s.l.]	fungi (in the broad sense)		Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996 Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Bacillothrips nobilis/	Bacillothrips nobilis	a fungus thrips				male micropter	Fungus / feeder			/Fungi s.l./	Fungi s.l.	fungi (in the broad sense)			spore		Sole		(8-9)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Kirk, W.D.J., 1996	Thrips	Naturalists' Handbooks, 25, 70pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	Thysanoptera	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Bacillothrips nobilis (a fungus thrips) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

INSECTA
(true insects)

Bacillothrips nobilis (a fungus thrips) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

THYSANOPTERA
(thrips)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Bacillothrips nobilis (a fungus thrips)
Family	PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE (a family of thrips)
Order	THYSANOPTERA (thrips)
Division	Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Bacillothrips nobilis is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bacillothrips nobilis (a fungus thrips)

Bacillothrips nobilis (a fungus thrips) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

THYSANOPTERA
(thrips)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bacillothrips nobilis (a fungus thrips):

THYSANOPTERA
(thrips)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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