- sapro-xylophagous. In food webs,
saprophages generally play the
roles of decomposers.
There are two main
branches of
saprophages,
broken down by
nutrient source...
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Beetle genera were
mainly saprophages (detritivores) in the
Permian and Tri****ic.
During the Jur****ic,
herbivorous and then
carnivorous genera became...
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various terms, such as detritivore, detritophage, saprotroph, saprophyte,
saprophage, and saprobe;
their meanings overlap,
although technical distinctions...
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gatherers respectively of live, dead, and
particulate material. Parasites,
saprophages, and
decomposers are
miners respectively of live, dead, and particulate...
- the cytosol.
These predatory bacteria are
thought to have
evolved from
saprophages that
consumed dead microorganisms,
through adaptations that
allowed them...
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infraorder Axymyiomorpha. Most
representatives of the
Bibionomorpha are
saprophages or
fungivores as
larvae with the
Cecidomyiidae being predominantly gall-formers...
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decomposing material Geophagia:
eating inorganic earth Osteophage:
eating bones Saprophage:
eating decaying organic matter Scavenger:
eating carrion There are also...
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direct the
organism towards possible food sources.
Lumbricus rubellus is a
saprophage which feeds on
organic material that is in a high
state of decomposition...
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damage the
seeds of some
bromes and
wheat gr****es. Many
larvae are
saprophages living in
rotting or
dying wood,
usually in ****ociation with
other insects...
- of bark beetles,
where they are
presumed to feed on
fungi or act as
saprophages. Some
species live in
intertidal habitats.
Springtails of this family...
