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Aposymbiotic
Introduction
Aposymbiosis occurs when symbiotic organisms live apart from one another (for example, a clownfish living independently of an anemone). Studies have shown that the lifecycles of both the host and the symbiote are affected in some way, usually negative, and that for obligate symbiosis the effects can be drastic.[1]
References
- ↑ A. E. Douglas, Requirement of pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) for their symbiotic bacteria, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (Historical Archive), Volume 65, Issue 2, Nov 1992, Pages 195 – 198