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  2. Saprotrophic nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Saprotrophic microscopic fungi are sometimes called saprobes. [4] Saprotrophic plants or bacterial flora are called saprophytes (sapro-'rotten material' + -phyte 'plant'), although it is now believed [citation needed] that all plants previously thought to be saprotrophic are in fact parasites of microscopic fungi or of other plants.

  3. Saprophytes - Wikipedia

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    Myco-heterotrophs; plants, fungi, or micro-organisms that live on dead or decomposing matter and parasitize fungi, rather than dead organic matter directly. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saprophytes .

  4. Rhizopus - Wikipedia

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    Rhizopus is a genus of common saprophytic fungi on plants and specialized parasites on animals. They are found in a wide variety of organic substances, including "mature fruits and vegetables", [2] jellies, syrups, leather, bread, peanuts, and tobacco. They are multicellular.

  5. Saprotrophic bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Saprotrophic organisms include fungi, bacteria, and water molds which are critical to decomposition and nutrient cycling, providing nutrition for consumers at higher trophic levels. They obtain nutrients via absorptive nutrition, in which nutrients are digested by a variety of enzymes and subsequently secreted by the saprotroph.

  6. Hexagonia vesparia - Wikipedia

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    Wasp nest polypore are categorised as fungi with pores and are saprophytic fungi, which is the largest macro fungi group. [9] Saprophytic fungi are the recyclers of an ecosystem and breakdown organic material by releasing an enzyme which absorbs lignin, cellulose or chitin from the material and turns it into a soluble compound for itself and ...

  7. Orchid mycorrhiza - Wikipedia

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    The basidiomycete fungi most commonly found associated with orchids, rhizoctonia, are known for their saprophytic abilities making this fungi orchid association anomalous, allowing both the plant and fungi to access a source of carbon within the mycorrhizal association not available in arbuscular mycorrhiza.

  8. Coprophilous fungus - Wikipedia

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    A coprophilous fungus (dung-loving fungus) [1] is a type of saprobic fungus that grows on animal dung. The hardy spores of coprophilous species are unwittingly consumed by herbivores from vegetation, and are excreted along with the plant matter. The fungi then flourish in the faeces, before releasing their spores to the surrounding area.

  9. Saprobiont - Wikipedia

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    Fungi are examples of saprobiontic organisms, which are a type of decomposer. [citation needed] Saprobiontic organisms feed off dead and/or decaying biological ...