Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart, 1897)
(European House Dust Mite)

Interactions where Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus 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
is associated with roost UK/IrelandXenophagous CHIROPTERA bats Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus/Dermatophagoides pteronyssinusEuropean house dust mite Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/ChiropterabatsroostXenophagous

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Systematic & Applied Acarology Vol 14: 1-20.

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (European House Dust Mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDermatophagoides pteronyssinus (European House Dust Mite)
SuperfamilyANALGOIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
CohortAstigmatina (a cohort of mites)
SupercohortDesmonomatides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderORIBATIDA (oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites)
OrderSARCOPTIFORMES (biting mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform 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 Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (European House Dust Mite)

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (European House Dust Mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (European House Dust Mite):

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