ectocommensal


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ec·to·com·men·sal

 (ĕk′tə-kə-mĕn′səl)
n.
A commensal organism that lives on the outer body surface of another organism.
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Distribution of Octolasmis mulleri, an ectocommensal gill barnacle, on blue crab.
Occurrence of Pedunculate Barnacles of the Symbiotic Genus Octolasmis (Cirripedia: Crustacea) in Two Species of Edible Crabs
Physiological effects of an ectocommensal gill barnacle, Octolasmis mulleri on gas exchange in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus.
Factors influencing reproductive attributes of stone crabs (Menippe) Tampa Bay, Florida
Notes on the poorly-known marine peritrichous ciliate Zoothamnium plumula Kahl, 1933 (Protozoa: Ciliophora) an ectocommensal organism from cultured scallops in Qingdao, China.
Attachment of the peritrich epibiont Zoothamnium intermedium Precht, 1935 (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) to artificial substrates in a natural environment/ Colonizacao de substratos artificiais pelo peritriquio epibionte Zoothamnium intermedium Precht, 1935 (Ciliophora, Peritrichia), em um ambiente natural
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