ectoparasite

Japanese: ectoparasite
ectoparasite

…Parasites include unicellular protozoa (protozoa) and multicellular metazoa. Of these, those that live a temporary or long-term parasitic life on the surface or skin of the host are called ectoparasites, and those that live inside the body are called endoparasites. Metazoa include pouchworms, flatworms, and arthropods, but the former two are collectively called helminths, as many of them are important as internal parasites. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ectoparasite" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…寄生体のうち,寄生虫と呼ばれるものには,単細胞性の原生動物(原虫)と多細胞性の後生動物がある。このうち,宿主の体表あるいは皮膚内に一時的あるいは長期にわたって寄生生活を行うものを外部寄生虫ectoparasite,体内に寄生するものを内部寄生虫endoparasiteという。後生動物には袋形動物,扁形動物,節足動物などが含まれるが,前2者には内部寄生虫として重要なものが多く,まとめて蠕虫(ぜんちゆう)類と呼ばれる。…

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