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| − | '''parasymbiosis''' (''pl.'' parasymbioses) – a secondary [[symbioses]], i. e., a condition in which an additional organism becomes involved with a pre-existing symbiosis (e. g., a [[lichenicolous]] fungus); [[parasymbionts]] are frequently not damaging their [[host]]s and thus [[commensalistic]]. | + | '''parasymbiosis''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' parasymbioses; [[Category:Ecology term]][[:Category:Ecology term|ecology term]]) – a secondary [[symbioses]], i. e., a condition in which an additional organism becomes involved with a pre-existing [[symbiosis]] (e. g., a [[lichenicolous]] fungus); [[parasymbionts]] are frequently not damaging their [[host]]s and thus [[commensalistic]]. |
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parasymbiosis (noun, pl. parasymbioses;ecology term) – a secondary symbioses, i. e., a condition in which an additional organism becomes involved with a pre-existing symbiosis (e. g., a lichenicolous fungus); parasymbionts are frequently not damaging their hosts and thus commensalistic.
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