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Record 1 1999-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

A symbiont that lives within the body of the host without deleterious effect on the host.

OBS

Endosymbiotic relationships with bacteria, yeast, and fungi are known to occur in Coleoptera. ... Among the beetle families known to harbor symbionts are ... Anobiidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionidae ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Comportement animal
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

Chez les termites primitifs et les blattes xylophages, les endosymbiotes sont des protozoaires flagellés [...] qui vivent dans l'intestin postérieur. [...] De nombreux coléoptères, larves et adultes (Anobiides, Cérambycides, Curculionides [...] hébergent des bactéries ou des champignons intracellaires [...]

Spanish

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