phoresis

Term: phoresis

Literally meaning: “the act of bearing”

Origin: Anc Greek

φορέω/phoreo (=carry, bear)

Coined/History

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Definition

(biol) Phoresis is a form of symbiosis in which the symbiont (the smaller phoront) is transported by its host without any physiological or biochemical dependence on the part of the host or symbion.