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Definition of Ectoparasites

Ectoparasite
Ectoparasite Ec`to*par"a*site, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite. -- Ec`to*par`a*sit"ic, a.

Meaning of Ectoparasites from wikipedia

- insects such as scale insects, aphids, and caterpillars closely resemble ectoparasites, attacking much larger plants; they serve as vectors of bacteria, fungi...
- v t e Arthropods and ectoparasite-borne diseases and infestations Insecta Crustacea For ticks and mites, see Template:Tick-borne diseases and infestations...
- liquified contents of the prey. A few hemipterans are haematophagic ectoparasites, feeding on the blood of larger animals. These include bedbugs and the...
- Sacculina Hirudinea (some leeches) Monogeneans are flatworms, generally ectoparasites on fish. Calydiscoides euzeti Lethacotyle vera Protocotyle euzetmaillardi...
- different species, involving the removal and subsequent ingestion of ectoparasites, diseased and injured tissue, and unwanted food items from the surface...
- of mammals including a few avivorous bats. A wide range of endo- and ectoparasites depend on birds and some parasites that are transmitted from parent...
- The main examples of non-predatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae, with a few species from South America...
- major family of ticks, the 'soft ticks' (Argasidae), lack. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of host species, and some are vectors of pathogens that...
- treated as a class in superclass Multicrustacea. They are typically ectoparasites that infest copepods, isopods, tanaids, amphipods and ostracods. In...
- Heard Island's known insect fauna, which comprises up to 21 species of ectoparasite (****ociated with birds and seals) and up to 13 free-living species. Approximately...