SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS

REMORA-SHARK

• They have a mutualism relationship
• The scientific name for a remora is echeneidae and a sharks is selachimorpha
• You could find the shark in every ocean and a remora you could find attached to sharks,boats,sea turtles,and other marine life animals
• A remora eats the remains of a hosts meals and a shark eats fish and other marine mammals
• The shark is the host and the remora cleans the shark and get the remains of the sharks food

SAGUARO CACTUS-GILA WOODPECKERS

• They have a commensalism relationship
• The scientific name for a saguaro cactus is carnegiea gigantea and a gila woodpeckers is melanerpes uropygialks
• The saguaro cactus is found in southern arizona and the woodpecker is found in the american southwest to central mexico
• A gila woodpecker feeds on insects,cactus fruit,mistletoe berries,and other seasonal fruits and the cactus gets water and stores it and drinks it
• The saguaro cactus is the host and the Gila woodpecker nests inside of it

HERMIT CRAB-GIANT TRITON

• They have a mutualism relationship
• The scientific name for a hermit crab is paguroidea and a giant teitons is charonia
• The giant triton is found in the pacific oceans and the hermit crab is found in the pacific ocean beaches
• Hermit crabs feed on algae and plankton and a giant triton feeds on other molluscss and starfish
• The role of the giant triton is when it dies its shell comes off and the hermit crabs use their shells