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Which is an example of a parasite, in which the host species is closely related to the parasite and is a member of the same family or genus?(a) Endo-parasite(b) Klepto-parasite(c) Adelpho-parasite(d) Ecto-parasiteI have been asked this question in class test.This interesting question is from Population Interactions-2 in portion Organisms and Populations of Biology – Class 12

Answer» RIGHT choice is (c) Adelpho-parasite

To elaborate: Adelpho-parasite is an example of a parasite, in which the host species is CLOSELY related to the parasite and is a member of the same FAMILY or genus. It is a TYPE of hyper-parasitism which commonly seen is Encarsia perplexa, Trissolcus basalis and members of the family Aphelinidae.


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