TERM: Description of glossary term.
ectoparasites
Context: Diseases.
Parasites that dwell on the surface of an animal. A conspicuous case is the fish louse.
Reference
Barlow, George W. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (abstract)