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    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...
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    type of commensalism is called inquilinism, the orchid permanently lives on the tree. Phoresy is another type of commensalism, the commensal uses the...
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    ISBN 1-86872-713-0. TOKESHI, MUTSUNORI (June 1993). "On the evolution of commensalism in the Chironomidae". Freshwater Biology. 29 (3): 481–489. Bibcode:1993FrBio...
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    sessile) organism existing off of biotic substrate through mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism. Ectosymbiosis is found throughout a diverse array of...
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  • 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...
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    main parent plant. The six possible types of symbiosis are mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, neutralism, amensalism, and competition. These are distinguished...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • urealyticum biovar 1. Ureaplasma parvum has been identified as being a commensal in the female reproductive tract as part of the microbiome in healthy...
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    all persistent biological interactions (in other words, to mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism, but excluding brief interactions such as predation)...
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    Bacteria (section Commensals)
    divided into parasitism, mutualism and commensalism. The word "commensalism" is derived from the word "commensal", meaning "eating at the same table" and...
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    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...
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    Hoplophrys oatesii, also known as the candy crab, Oates's soft coral crab, commensal soft coral crab and Dendronephthya crab. Hoplophrys oatesii is a very...
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    Retrieved 2017-04-02. Jenkins, Robert L. (1983). "Observations on the Commensal Relationship of Nomeus gronovii with Physalia physalis". Copeia. 1983...
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    host. In parasitism, the parasite benefits at the host's expense. In commensalism, the two live together without harming each other, while in mutualism...
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    important basidiomycetes include the maize pathogen Ustilago maydis, human commensal species of the genus Malassezia, and the opportunistic human pathogen...
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    the late prehistoric dispersal of Polynesians to New Zealand using the commensal Pacific rat". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United...
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    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...
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    preferred hosts of the scale worm Malmgreniella cf. variegate, a small commensal polychaete which climbs the arms of the banded brittle star and attaches...
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    where competition may be the most important interaction among species. Commensalism is similar to facilitation, in that one plant is mostly exploiting another...
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    Umbrella species Species interaction Antibiosis Biological interaction Commensalism Community ecology Ecological facilitation Interspecific competition Mutualism...
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    the regular tube feet. Numerous small animals can live in symbiosis or commensalism with sea cucumbers, as well as some parasites. Some cleaner shrimps can...
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    altispina, or high-spined commensal hydroid, is a small colonial hydroid in the family Hydractiniidae. High-spined commensal hydroids grow as a fuzzy-looking...
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    S2CID 33142033. Tokeshi, Mutsunori (June 1993). "On the evolution of commensalism in the Chironomidae". Freshwater Biology. 29 (3): 481–489. Bibcode:1993FrBio...
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    with engulfed red blood cells (dark circles) Isotricha intestinalis, a commensal ciliate in the rumen of sheep Trichonympha campanula, a mutualist partner...
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    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...
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    Umbrella species Species interaction Antibiosis Biological interaction Commensalism Community ecology Ecological facilitation Interspecific competition Mutualism...
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    domestication proceeded along a continuum of stages from anthropophily, commensalism, control in the wild, control of captive animals, extensive breeding...
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    pathogens or parasites are known. Instead they are often mutualists or commensals, such as the methanogens (methane-producing strains) that inhabit the...
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    flora indefinitely. Adventive plant Archaeophyte Assisted migration Commensalism Domestication Ecosystem management Environmental impact of agriculture...
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