SAPROPHAGE
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Detritivore
Detritivores (also known as detrivores or detritus feeders) are
animals
that consume
detritus
(decomposing
organic material
), and in doing so contribute to
decomposition
and the recycling of
nutrients
. By consuming dead organic matter, they speed up decomposition by increasing the surface area available to detritvoric bacteria.Other groups of detritivorous animals include
millipedes
,
woodlice
,
dung flies
, many terrestrial
worms
and
burying beetles
.
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saprophage
adj.
saprophagous, feeding on the flesh of dead or decaying animals
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