Table 5.2.
The original six major life strategies from Poulin (2011b) and our seven proposed transmission strategies
| Original category name | New transmission-standardised names | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parasitoid | Adult injection transmitted* |
| 2 | Parasitic castrator | Larval penetration/injection transmitted* |
| 3 | Directly transmitted parasite | Direct life cycle transmitted parasite |
| 4 | Trophically transmitted parasite | Prey-predator transmitted parasite |
| 5 | Vector-transmitted parasite | Vector-transmitted parasite |
| 6 | Micropredator | Minipredator transmitted* |
| 7 | – | Inanimate transmitted* |