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Commensal
Commensal Com*men"sal, n. [LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa
table: cf. F. commensal. Cf. Mensal.]
1. One who eats at the same table. [Obs.]
2. (Zo["o]l.) An animal, not truly parasitic, which lives in,
with, or on, another, partaking usually of the same food.
Both species may be benefited by the association.
Commensal
Commensal Com*men"sal, a.
Having the character of a commensal.
Meaning of Commensal from wikipedia
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Commensalism is a long-term
biological interaction (symbiosis) in
which members of one
species gain
benefits while those of the
other species neither benefit...
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should include all long-term
biological interactions (i.e., mutualism,
commensalism, and parasitism), but
exclude brief interactions such as predation. In...
- with many
other organisms.
These can be
commensal,
parasitic or
mutualistic relationships. Many of the
commensal relationships are
found within the family...
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American wolves. The dog is a
domestic animal that
likely travelled a
commensal pathway into
domestication (i.e.
humans initially neither bene****ed nor...
- sessile)
organism existing off of
biotic substrate through mutualism,
commensalism, or parasitism.
Ectosymbiosis is
found throughout a
diverse array of...
- urealyti****
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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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...
- wild. The
first animal to be
domesticated by
humans was the dog, as a
commensal, at
least 15,000
years ago.
Other animals,
including goats, sheep, and...
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species of Pamphobeteus.
Whether or not the
relationship is
mutualistic or
commensal still dominates conversations surrounding this species. It is
clear the...
- altispina, or high-spined
commensal hydroid, is a
small colonial hydroid in the
family Hydractiniidae. High-spined
commensal hydroids grow as a fuzzy-looking...
