ectoparasite

(noun)

a parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism

Related Terms

  • proglottid
  • scolex
  • acoelomate

Examples of ectoparasite in the following topics:

  • Agnathans: Jawless Fishes

    • Many species have a parasitic stage of their life cycle during which they are ectoparasites of fishes .
  • Phylum Platyhelminthes

    • The monogeneans are ectoparasites, mostly of fish, with simple life cycles that consist of a free-swimming larva that attaches to a fish to begin transformation to the parasitic adult form.
  • Parasitic Skin Diseases

    • They are obligate ectoparasites of every avian and mammalian order except for monotremes (the platypus and echidnas), bats, whales, dolphins, porpoises, and pangolins.
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