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Saprophagy
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 (''Amphitritinae'', worms of the family Terebellidae) and other terebellids. The eating of wood, whether live or dead, is known as xylophagy. The activity of animals feeding only on dead wood is called sapro-xylophagy and those animals, sapro-xylophagous. Ecology In food webs, saprophages generally play the roles of decomposers. There are two main branches of saprophages, broken down by nutrient source. There are necrophages which consume dead animal biomass, and thanatophages which consume dead plant biomass. See also * Detritivore *Decomposer *Saprotrophic nutrition Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion invol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mycena Interrupta
''Mycena interrupta'', commonly known as the pixie's parasol, is a species of mushroom. It has a Gondwanan distribution pattern, being found in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Chile. In Australia, it is found in Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, and South Australia, and in Queensland where its distribution is limited to Lamington National Park. Description The caps of ''Mycena interrupta'' range from 0.8 to 2 cm, and they are a brilliant cyan blue colour. They are globose when emergent and then become a broad convex as they mature, with the centre of the cap slightly depressed. The caps are often sticky and appear slimy looking, particularly in moist weather. The length of the stipe typically ranges from 1 to 2 cm long and 0.1 to 0.2 cm thick. It is white, smooth and the base of the stipe is attached to the wood substrate by a flat white disk, similar to '' Roridomyces austrororidus'', which, unlike ''M. interrupta'' is attached to the wood subst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necrophage
Necrophages are organisms that obtain nutrients by consuming decomposing dead animal biomass, such as the muscle and soft tissue of carcasses and corpses. The term derives from Greek , meaning 'dead', and , meaning 'to eat.' Mainly, necrophages are species within the phylum Arthropoda; however, other animals, such as Gastropoda, gastropods and Accipitrimorphae birds have been noted to engage in necrophagy. Necrophages play a critical role in the study of forensic entomology, as certain Arthropoda, such as Fly, Diptera larvae, engage in myiasis and colonization of the human body. Invertebrates Diptera Members of the order Diptera, such as Nematocera, Calliphoridae, Flesh fly, Sacrophagidae, and Muscidae, as well as semi-aquatic Diptera larvae, such as Black fly, Simuliidae and Chironomidae, are the most common necrophages within the Animalia kingdom. Diptera species play a critical role in forensic entomology, as they tend to colonize the human body during the early floating p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
