Meaning of hyperparasite | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any parasite whose host is a parasite.
2. An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.
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Examples

“Nose′ma [...] A genus of protozoa, including the supposed hyperparasite of the malarial organism; [...]”

“Tuberculina maxima Rost., a fungus hyperparasite of blister rust, was variably common to abundant over the area during the test⟳ period, and it caused some uncertainties in assessing effectiveness of fungicidal treatments.”

“[page 22] Among the most illuminating and certainly the most bizarre of self-replicators are the digital organisms invented by Thomas Ray of the University of Delaware. [...] [page 23] A peculiar creature that is 80 instructions long, but differs from the ancestral sequence by 20 or so alterations, has sometimes been observed; it is a hyperparasite able to force⟳ parasites to replace⟳ themselves with copies of itself.”

“In a second instance, two parasitic fungi (Dicyma pulvinata and Cylindrosporium concentricum) were introduced against a fungal pathogen causing black crust on the foliage of rubber, Phyllachora huberi, in the Amazon basin of Brazil and long-term control⟳ was documented [...]. These antagonists are obligate pathogens living as hyperparasites and their increase⟳ is dependent on the presence of the plant⟳ pathogen.”

“Parasites and Hyperparasites.— [...] How the Pteromalus contrived to introduce⟳ its eggs into the Tetrastichus, and how the Tetrastichus managed to oust the Microgaster must for the present⟳ remain⟳ open⟳ questions for the consideration of the learned.”

“Though itself attacked by several hymenopterous hyperparasites, it [Paratheresia claripalpis, a species of fly⟳] is still capable of maintaining a high rate of borer parasitization, one recorded instance being 73.7%; [...]”

“Secondary parasites, or hyperparasites, are parasites of primary parasites and have⟳ quite the opposite ecological effect since they constrain the population of the primary parasite. [...] A few species are able to function as facultative hyperparasites, attacking both the host⟳ and its primary parasites.”

“Eupteromalus parnarae Gahan [...] is also a recorded hyperparasite of Apanteles rifucrus Haliday on Naranga aenescens Moore, [...]”

“[page 12] The colour loss of the rust on Araza was found to be accelerated by the presence of a hyperparasite indicated by the white mycelia surrounding the urediospores [...] [page 13] The hyperparasite on the Uromyces sp. affecting Araza is yet to be identified but may have⟳ potential in the future for the development of biological control⟳ programs for this organism.”

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