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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. epibionts

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epibionts

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An organism living on the surface of another organism. It is harmless to the host (basibiont) but there are often indirect effects as a result of its occupancy on the surface of the host.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/343672

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