commensalism
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Commensalism is a relationship between two organisms where one benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed—like remora fish that attach themselves to larger animals to get free transportation and access to food scraps without affecting their hosts. This type of interaction matters because it shows how different species can live together in nature without competing directly or one exploiting the other.
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- Etymology
- Examples of commensal relationships
- Dogs and humans
- ''Aspergillus'' and ''Staphylococcus''
- ''Nitrosomonas'' spp and ''Nitrobacter'' spp
- Octocorals and brittle stars
- Arguments
- Types
- Phoresy
- Inquilinism
- Metabiosis
- Facilitation
- Necromeny
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|Remora are specially adapted to attach themselves to larger fish (or other animals, in this case a sea turtle) that provide locomotion and food.
Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed. This is in contrast with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit from each other; amensalism, where one is harmed while the other is unaffected; and parasitism, where one is harmed and the other benefits.