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Epibiosis

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episymbiosisnounepibiotic symbiosis
episymbiontnoun(ecology) An epibiotic symbiont
epibiontynoun(biology) The condition of being epibiontic
epibiotanoun(ecology) The organisms that live on the surface of another one
parabiosisnoun(physiology) The (natural or surgical) union of parts of two organisms, especially in such a way as to cause them to share their vascular systems. Organisms so joined then are called parabionts.
biotrophynoun(botany, mycology) A parasitic relationship in which the parasite feeds on a living host organism without killing it
endocytobiosisnoun(biology) A form of symbiosis in which one organism lives within the cytoplasm of another
aposymbiosisnoun(ecology) A form of symbiosis in which two species live independently of each other, but their life cycles affect one another.
basibiontnoun(biology) An organism that is host to an epibiont
ectosymbiosisnoun(ecology) A form of symbiosis in which a partner (the ectosymbiont) remains on the surface of its host
xenobiosisnoun(biology) A form of symbiosis where one species of ant lives with another and the two species raise their young separately.
probiosisnounThe mutual beneficial effect that two organisms have on each other
parasymbiosisnoun(biology) The condition when the hyphae of a parasite envelop the algal constituents of a lichen and cause injury.
exosymbiosisnounA form of symbiosis in which one organism lives on the exterior of another
parabiontnounAn organism or community engaged in or united in a state of parabiosis
endosymbiosisnoun(ecology) The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living.
microepibiontnoun(biology) Any microscopic epibiont
syntrophynoun(biology) The relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other
symbiontnoun(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.
parasitenoun(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

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