- Look up
saprotroph in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Saprotrophic nutrition /sæprəˈtrɒfɪk, -proʊ-/ or
lysotrophic nutrition is a
process of chemoheterotrophic...
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Dikarya (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota). The
blastocladiomycetes are
saprotrophs,
feeding on
decomposing organic matter, and they are
parasites of all...
- in the
phylum Ascomycota. It is an
exclusively clonal,
anthropophilic saprotroph that
colonizes the
upper layers of dead skin, and is the most
common cause...
- twigs. As
matter decomposes within a
medium in
which a
saprotroph is residing, the
saprotroph breaks such
matter down into its composites. M. roseoflava...
- that also use
saprotrophic nutrition and both are
classified as
saprotrophs. A
saprotroph is a type of
decomposer that
feeds exclusively on dead and decaying...
- in the
Ganodermataceae family. It is a
plant pathogen and
occasional saprotroph similar in
appearance to
Ganoderma applanatum. This
species is restricted...
- (maggots) eat a wide
range of foods. In some species, the
larvae are
saprotrophs,
specifically detritivores,
eating decaying plant and
animal matter in...
- Sco****riopsis brevicaulis.
Microascus brevicaulis occurs world-wide as a
saprotroph in soil, a
common agent of biodeterioration, an
irregular plant pathogen...
-
mushrooms in the
family Agaricaceae. All
Lepiota species are ground-dwelling
saprotrophs with a
preference for rich,
calcareous soils.
Basidiocarps (fruit bodies)...
- humus, and
usually lacking chlorophyll.
Compare parasite,
saprotroph, and epiphyte.
saprotroph An
organism deriving its
nourishment from
decaying organic...
