#saprophagy

Saprophagy

Feeding on dead plant or animal biomass by sessile organisms

Saprophages are organisms that obtain nutrients by consuming decomposing dead plant or animal biomass. They are distinguished from detritivores in that saprophages are sessile consumers while detritivores are mobile. Typical saprophagic animals include sedentary polychaetes such as amphitrites and other terebellids.

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