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Commensalistic relationships between microorganisms include situations in which the waste product of one microorganism is a substrate for another species. One good example is nitrification-the oxidation of ammonium ion to nitrate .
Phoresis or phoresy is a temporary commensalistic relationship when an organism (a phoront or phoretic) attaches itself to a host organism solely for travel. [2] It has been seen in ticks and mites since the 18th century, [ 3 ] and in fossils 320 million years old. [ 2 ]
Commensal relationships may involve one organism using another for transportation or for housing (inquilinism), or it may also involve one organism using something another created, after its death . Examples of metabiosis are hermit crabs using gastropod shells to protect their bodies, and spiders building their webs on plants.
For instance, barnacles on whales is an example of an ectosymbiotic relationship where the whale provides the barnacle with a home, a ride, and access to food. The whale is not harmed, but it also does not receive any benefits so this is also an example of commensalism. An example of ectosymbiotic bacteria is cutibacterium acnes. These bacteria ...
Commensalism is a relationship where one partner receives a benefit while the other is not affected. Parasitism is where one partner benefits at the expense of the host. [9] Amensalism is a less common type of relationship where one organisms receives no benefit but the other still has negative ramifications.
Commensalism benefits one organism and the other organism is neither benefited nor harmed. It occurs when one organism takes benefits by interacting with another organism by which the host organism is not affected. A good example is a remora living with a manatee. Remoras feed on the manatee's faeces.
Commensalism is an interaction in which one species benefits and the other species is unaffected. Epiphytes (plants growing on other plants, usually trees) have a commensal relationship with their host plant because the epiphyte benefits in some way ( e.g. , by escaping competition with terrestrial plants or by gaining greater access to ...
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. Plant parasites are a common term for sap-sucking insects like aphids. [19]