the insects turned up by grazing mammals. The word "commensalism" is derived from the word "commensal", meaning "eating at the same table" in human social...

type of commensalism is called inquilinism, the orchid permanently lives on the tree. Phoresy is another type of commensalism, the commensal uses the...

ISBN 1-86872-713-0. TOKESHI, MUTSUNORI (June 1993). "On the evolution of commensalism in the Chironomidae". Freshwater Biology. 29 (3): 481–489. doi:10.1111/j...

urealyticum biovar 1. Ureaplasma parvum has been identified as being a commensal in the uterus as part of the microbiome in healthy women of reproductive...

all persistent biological interactions (in other words, to mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism, but excluding brief interactions such as predation)...

main parent plant. The six possible types of symbiosis are mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, neutralism, amensalism, and competition. These are distinguished...

Usually, the mites do not cause any harm, so are considered an example of commensalism rather than parasitism; but they can cause disease, known as demodicosis...

infests honey bee nests, while many species are parasitic inquilines or commensal in the nests of ants. A few groups of beetles are primary parasitoids...

Hoplophrys oatesi, also known as the candy crab, Oates's soft coral crab, commensal soft coral crab and Dendronephthya crab. Hoplophrys oatesi is a very colorful...

sessile) organism existing off of biotic substrate through mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism. Ectosymbiosis is found throughout a diverse array of...

divided into parasitism, mutualism and commensalism. The word "commensalism" is derived from the word "commensal", meaning "eating at the same table" and...

the late prehistoric dispersal of Polynesians to New Zealand using the commensal Pacific rat". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United...

Idia gopheri, the tortoise commensal noctuid moth, is a litter moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1899. Idea...

Synoeca septentrionalis is one of five species of wasps in the genus Synoeca. It is a swarm-founding wasp that is also eusocial, exhibiting complicated...

important basidiomycetes include the maize pathogen Ustilago maydis, human commensal species of the genus Malassezia, and the opportunistic human pathogen...

Umbrella species Species interaction Antibiosis Biological interaction Commensalism Community ecology Ecological facilitation Interspecific competition Mutualism...

symbiotic relationship that microbes participate in include mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, and amensalism which affect the ecosystem in many ways....

host. In parasitism, the parasite benefits at the host's expense. In commensalism, the two live together without harming each other, while in mutualism...

pathogens or parasites are known. Instead they are often mutualists or commensals, such as the methanogens (methane-producing strains) that inhabit the...

where competition may be the most important interaction among species. Commensalism is similar to facilitation, in that one plant is mostly exploiting another...

Porpita porpita, or the blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids found in the warmer, tropical and sub-tropical waters of the...

dog is a classic example of a domestic animal that likely travelled a commensal pathway into domestication. The questions of when and where dogs were...

in distant polar regions of the planet. This relationship is called commensalism because many others receive the benefits of clean air at no cost or harm...

Semblis pectinicornis, Chauliodes virginiensis. C. pectinicornis has a commensal relationship with Plecoptcracoluthus downesi larvae, which undergo their...

altispina, or high-spined commensal hydroid, is a small colonial hydroid in the family Hydractiniidae. High-spined commensal hydroids grow as a fuzzy-looking...

Plant parasites are a common term for sap-sucking insects like aphids. Commensalism is the term used to describe a situation in which one organism gains...

with engulfed red blood cells (dark circles) Isotricha intestinalis, a commensal ciliate in the rumen of sheep Trichonympha campanula, a mutualist partner...

flora indefinitely. Adventive plant Archaeophyte Assisted migration Commensalism Ecosystem management Environmental impact of agriculture Escaped plant...

insects. More specifically, insects participate in mutualism, amensalism, commensalism, predation and parasitism. Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship between...

between the pea crab and its host is one of parasitism, rather than commensalism, since the host may be harmed by the crab's feeding activities. The pea...