Talk:List of symbiotic relationships

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The parenthetical comment in the sentence "Leafcutter ants and the fungus they 'farm' (note also the third mutualist: an antibiotic producing bacteria that promotes fungal growth)" was confusing. I made a "first effort" at clarifying it simply by incorporating/paraphrasing material from the "leafcutter ants" article. this is a bunch of bullshit 69.140.157.138 07:23, 24 June 2006 (UTC) WHAT ABOUT CHAPARRAL???

- What about chaparral? That's a plant community, not a form of symbiosis. -- Peter Werner


I removed the following:

This indeed has its origin in an endosymbiotic relationship, but cannot now be considered a form of symbiosis, since a mitochondrion cannot be said to be a separate living organism. -- Peter Werner May 24, 2005

[edit] How about sources for some of the partnerships?

Instead of just stating:

  • Small mammals and hypogeous fungi
  • Legumes and rhizobia (nitrogen-fixing bacteria)
  • Euprymna squid (family Sepiolidae) and bioluminescent bacteria (Vibrio fischeri)
  • Anglerfish and bioluminescent bacteria
  • Polydnavirus and parasitoid wasps
  • Cycads and cyanobacteria

How about some sources that point to these partnerships? Not being a dick just would like to look some of these up because I'm interested. →ΣcoPhreekΔ 03:20, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New Article Needed

Humans and cultivated plants is the first entry, but there is no page (article) that discusses the mutual symbiotic relationship between plants and animals (including human beings). Plants use the solids, liquids and gases (CO2) we excrete and we use the oxygen and food provided by plants. We need to grow more plants to feed an ever growing population, and to clean up our wastes... Friendlyinnovators (talk) 18:04, 5 March 2008 (UTC)