Malpighamoeba mellificae
(Amoeba Disease (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism)

Interactions where Malpighamoeba mellificae 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
spore (globose) globose spore infects gut of adult UK/Ireland Apis mellifera Honey Bee, Hive Bee, Drone-bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Bee Pests and Diseases, FERA
The Hymenopterist’s Handbook, Betts, C. (ed.), 1986
 /Protozoa/Malpighamoeba mellificae/Malpighamoeba mellificaeamoeba disease (of honey bees) - causative organismglobosespore Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis mellifera/Apis melliferahoney bee, hive bee, drone-beegutadult

Author & YearTitleSource
FERABee Pests and Diseasessecure.csl.gov.uk/beebase/public/BeeDiseases/indexDiseases.cfm
Betts, C. (ed.), 1986The Hymenopterist’s HandbookVol 7., Second edition, 208pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Malpighamoeba mellificae (Amoeba Disease (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMalpighamoeba mellificae (Amoeba Disease (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Malpighamoeba mellificae (Amoeba Disease (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Malpighamoeba mellificae (Amoeba Disease (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism):

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