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The relationship is harmful to one, but beneficial to the other.
 
The relationship is harmful to one, but beneficial to the other.
   
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* [[Anaphasic lifeform]]
 
* [[Interspatial parasite]]
 
* [[Interspatial parasite]]
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* [[Nexian tapeworm]]
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* [[Tarchannen III species]]
 
* [[Tarchannen III species]]
   
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* [[TNG]]: "[[Symbiosis]]"
 
* [[TNG]]: "[[Symbiosis]]"
   
===Parasitic behavior in non-organisms===
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===Parasitic behavior including non-organisms===
 
* [[Nitrium parasite]]
 
* [[Nitrium parasite]]
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* [[Redjac]]
 
* [[Silicon-based parasite]]
 
* [[Silicon-based parasite]]
   
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==Commensalism==
 
==Commensalism==
 
One organism benefits from the relationship, the other is not affected.
 
One organism benefits from the relationship, the other is not affected.
* [[magnetic organism]] from [[TAS]]: "[[Beyond the farthest star]]"
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* [[magnetic organism]]

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Symbiosis is a dependent relationship between dissimilar organisms. Types of symbiosis include parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism. Although some would argue that "symbiosis" only refers to mutualism.

Parasitism

The relationship is harmful to one, but beneficial to the other.

Neural Parasites

→ See main article: Neural parasite

Social Parasitism

Parasitic behavior including non-organisms

Mutualism

The relationship is mutually beneficial to both organisms.

Commensalism

One organism benefits from the relationship, the other is not affected.