Gyrinus substriatus Stephens, 1828
(Common Whirligig)

Interactions where Gyrinus substriatus 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
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Laboulbenia gyrinicola a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia gyrinicola/Laboulbenia gyrinicolaa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Gyrinidae/Gyrinus substriatus/Gyrinus substriatuscommon whirligigliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig)
GenusGyrinus (whirligig beetles)
FamilyGYRINIDAE (whirligig beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
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 Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig)

Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig)
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