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epibiosis [ˌɛpɪbaɪˈəʊsɪs]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any relationship between two organisms in which one grows on the other but is not parasitic on it See also epiphyte, epizoite

epibiotic [ˌɛpɪbaɪˈɒtɪk] adj

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No references found			During 2006, according to our objective, we faced the study of epibiosis on invertebrates with particular emphasis to register the presence of recently settled spat (sensu Cragg 2006) of Z. Primary settlement substrate of scallop, Zygochlamys patagonica (King ... by Bremec, Claudia; Escolar, Mariana; Schejter, Laura; Genzano, Gabriel / Journal of Shellfish Research INTRODUCTION Epibiosis is a widespread relationship in aquatic environments often involving planktonic microcrustaceans as hosts and a variety of organisms as epibionts, including bacteria, algae, protozoans, or even small metazoans (e. Detrimental effect of peritrich ciliates (Epistylis sp.) as epibionts ... by Visse, Marko / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Biology/Ecology Fenical, W, -'Chemical Control or' Bacterial Epibiosis on Ascidians. Application of marine biotechnology in the production of natural ... by Eguia, Emilio; Trueba, Alfredo / JCT Research			Ephemerist ephemeron Ephemeroptera ephemeropteran Ephemerous Ephesian Ephesians Ephestia Ephestia elutella Ephesus Ephialtes Ephippial Ephippidae Ephippiorhynchus Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Ephippium ephod ephor Ephoral Ephoralty Ephraim Ephraimite Ephyra EPI epi- epibiosis epiblast Epiblastic epiblem Epiblema Epibolic epiboly Epibranchial epic epic poem epic poetry epic simile Epical epicalyx epicanthic fold epicanthus epicardia Epicardiac epicardium Epicaridan epicarp epicarpal Epicede Epicedial Epicedian epicedium			ephyrula Ephysema Ephysema Ephysema ePhysician EPI EPI EPI EPI Épi Épi Épi Epi (island) Epi isomer Epi isomer Epi pen epi spiral epi- epi- epi- epi- Epi-pen epi-sick Epia EPIAFS EPIAM epiandrosterone epiandrum EPIB epibasidium epibiosis epibiotic epibiotic fouling epiblast epiblast epiblast Epiblast-Like Stem Cell epiblastic epiblastic epiblastic epiblasts epiblasts epiblasts epiblem epiblem Epiblema epiblepharon epibolic epibolic epibolic epiboly epiboly epiboly Epibranchial Epibranchial EPIBS epibulbar epic epic epic epic

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