What are the examples for facultative parasites?

Examples for facultative parasites. A facultative parasite may resort to parasitism, but does not need a host to complete its life-cycle. An example of facultative parasitism in fungi, is the Armillaria species. Armillaria or honey fungus are trees or woody shrubs parasites. read more

A facultative parasite is an organism that may resort to parasitic activity, but does not absolutely rely on any host for completion of its life cycle. Examples of facultative parasitism occur among many species of fungi, such as family members of the genus Armillaria. read more

facultative parasite one that may be parasitic upon another organism but can exist independently. incidental parasite accidental parasite. malarial parasite Plasmodium. read more