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- Osmotrophy is a feeding mechanism involving the movement of dissolved organic compounds by osmosis. Organisms that use osmotrophy are called osmotrophs...
- of its nourishment, it is called phagotrophy and is distinguished from osmotrophy, which is nutrition taking place by absorption.[citation needed] The history...
- at its tip. Osmotrophic euglenids are euglenids which have undergone osmotrophy. Due to a lack of characteristics that are useful for taxonomical purposes...
- Possible combinations are photo- and chemotrophy, litho- and organotrophy (osmotrophy, phagotrophy and myzocytosis), auto- and heterotrophy or other combinations...
- with titles containing Osmosis Electrokinetic phenomena Osmotic pressure Osmotrophy P****ive transport Plasmolysis This disambiguation page lists articles...
- considerably, however. Some ciliates are mouthless and feed by absorption (osmotrophy), while others are predatory and feed on other protozoa and in particular...
- energy both from photosynthesis and uptake of organic carbon either by osmotrophy, myzotrophy or phagotrophy. Some unicellular species of green algae, many...
- phagocytosis or taking up dissolved organic matter or micro-particles (osmotrophy). Phagocytosis may involve engulfing organic particles with pseudopodia...
- ingestion (phagocytosis, except labyrinthulids) rather than absorption (osmotrophy, as fungi, labyrinthulids, oomycetes and hyphochytrids). Neither water...
- to, engulfing, or living inside other cells. Most known fungi feed by osmotrophy—taking in nutrients from outside the cell. Phylogeny of Rozellomycota...