1. Luridus was parasitised by Hexangium Brayi n.␣sp

2. Leaves ofEuphorbia parasitised withUromyces are richer in hormones, and retain this high concentration longer, than the healthy leaves which gradually lose a part of their Auxines

3. The theory suggests that common redstarts have been parasitised by common Cuckoos for longer, and so have evolved to be better than the dunnocks at noticing the cuckoo eggs

4. The cynipid wasp ''Periclistus brandtii'' is an inquiline that lives harmlessly within the Bedeguar gall and like ''Diplolepis rosae'' itself, is often parasitised by insects referred to as parasitoids or even by hyperparasitoids in some cases.

5. The name Broomrape is a combination of the term 'broom', referring to a vetch-like plant which is often parasitised, and 'rape', which come from the Latin 'rapum' meaning turnip or tuber, to describe the lumpy node it uses to attach itself to the host plant.