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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > epibionts
Preferred Term:

epibionts

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
organisms
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/343672
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RDF/XMLCreated 2020-10-02, last modified 2020-11-03