The Marine Life Information Network

Information on the biology of species and the ecology of habitats found around the coasts and seas of the British Isles

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Trait Definition
Host An organism that provides food or shelter for other organisms, e.g. the inhabited symbiont. May be a definitive host infected by an adult stage or an intermediate host infected by life stages (see Lincoln et al., 1998). 
Substratum An organism that provides a unique substratum for specific other organisms; rarely found on other organisms.