what is parasitic nutrition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Parasitic nutrition is a mode of heterotrophic nutrition where an organism (known as a parasite) lives on the body surface or inside the body of another type of organism (known as a host).The parasite obtains nutrition directly from the body of the host.Since these parasites derive their nourishment from their host, this symbiotic interaction is often described as harmful to the host.he parasite obtains nutrition directly from the body of the host. Since these parasites derive their nourishment from their host, this symbiotic interaction is often described as harmful to the host.