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Are parasites that live on the surface of the host.
Gonzalo Abernathy
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What is an ectoparasite?
An ectoparasite (or external parasite) is a parasite which feeds with at least part of his body outside the host's surface (epithelium, for animals). An ectoparasite (or external parasite) is a parasite which feeds with at least part of his body outside the host's epithelium. An ectoparasite is a parasite which body is not entirely inside the host's epithelium.
Is bedbug is a ectoparasite?
Yes
What a ectoparasite?
Are parasites that live on the surface of the host.
Cestoda are ectoparasite or endoparasite?
Cestoda (or tapeworm) is an endoparasite.
What are the examples of ectoparasite?
a tick,flea,mistletoe.
What is the medical term for an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host?
The medical term for an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host is "ectoparasite." Examples include lice and ticks.
Which ectoparasite infests whales?
barny stinson the barnacle trololol
Is a leech living on an opossum a example of commensalism?
no, because leech is an example of an ectoparasite
What are examples of ectoparasite?
Ectoparasites feed on a living host from inside of it. eg. bacteria, virus's
Is a tapeworm an ectoparasite or an endoparasite?
endoparasites cause they live inside of you
What is hecto parasite?
There is no H, it's ectoparasite. It's merely an external parasite, as fleet, tick and other disgusting louse. The internal one is an endoparasite.
Is ectoparasite an arthropod?
Yes, arthropods are eukaryotes, since they have cells with organized nuclei and membranous organelles (cell organs). Contrast with the much simpler prokaryotes which have no nucleus bound by membranes, and the entire organism is usually just one cell.
