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Created: 2024-04-24T10:32:47

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detritivores  

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  • Information Detritivores are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces).

    Created: 4/24/24

     (en)
  • Information Kırıntı ile beslenen canlı.

    Source: https://sozluk.gov.tr/

    Created: 5/7/24

     (tr)
  • Information Les détritivores, détritiphages ou saprophages sont des êtres vivants, des bactéries, champignons et invertébrés lato sensu, qui se nourrissent de débris animaux, végétaux ou fongiques qui sont des excrétats, excréments, sont en décomposition, ou font partie de la nécromasse.

    Created: 4/24/24

     (fr)
  • Information Los detritívoros, a veces también llamados saprófagos, descomponedores o detritófagos obtienen su alimentación de detritos o materia orgánica en descomposición

    Created: 4/24/24

     (es)

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  • Detritivores should be distinguished from other decomposers, such as many species of bacteria, fungi and protists, which are unable to ingest discrete lumps of matter. (en)

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