Remora sharks attach themselves to whales by way of an adhesive disk on their dorsal surface. They then feed on the scraps from the whale’s meals.

The remora benefits by getting food scraps, while the whale is described as neither helped nor harmed. This relationship is commensalism, in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. Parasitism would harm the whale, and mutualism would benefit both organisms.

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