Are parasitic relationships nevertheless symbiotic because the two organisms still live together?
The symbiotic relationship may be categorized as being mutualistic, parasitic, or commensal in nature. Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between two different organisms where one organism, the parasite, takes from the host, sometimes for a prolonged time. Each individual derives a benefit in mutualistic symbiotic relationships, and commensal one benefits while the other is neither harmed or benefited.