• Osmotrophy is a feeding mechanism involving the movement of dissolved organic compounds by osmosis for nutrition. Organisms that use osmotrophy are called...
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  • Possible combinations are photo- and chemotrophy, litho- and organotrophy (osmotrophy, phagotrophy and myzocytosis), auto- and heterotrophy or other combinations...
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    to, engulfing, or living inside other cells. Most known fungi feed by osmotrophy—taking in nutrients from outside the cell. Phylogeny of Rozellomycota...
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    cycle, although the chitinous cell wall (another fungal hallmark) and osmotrophy originated in a common ancestor of Blastocladiomycota and Chytridiomycota...
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    heterokonts, their growth form (featuring hyphae) and mode of nutrition (osmotrophy) resemble that of fungi (which are not closely related). It is believed...
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    at its tip. Osmotrophic euglenids are euglenids which have undergone osmotrophy. Due to a lack of characteristics that are useful for taxonomical purposes...
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  • with titles containing Osmosis Electrokinetic phenomena Osmotic pressure Osmotrophy Passive transport Plasmolysis This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    considerably, however. Some ciliates are mouthless and feed by absorption (osmotrophy), while others are predatory and feed on other protozoa and in particular...
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    ingestion (phagocytosis, except labyrinthulids) rather than absorption (osmotrophy, as fungi, labyrinthulids, oomycetes and hyphochytrids). Neither water...
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    energy both from photosynthesis and uptake of organic carbon either by osmotrophy, myzotrophy, or phagotrophy. Some unicellular species of green algae,...
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  • The enzymes catalyze the digestion of the food ie diffusion, transport, osmotrophy or phagocytosis. Since digestion occurs outside the cell, it is said to...
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    Fertilization Nutrition: Autotrophy Phototrophy Heterotrophy Phagotrophy Osmotrophy Saprotrophy Parasitism Biotrophy Necrotrophy Mixotrophy Auxotrophy...
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    phagocytosis or taking up dissolved organic matter or micro-particles (osmotrophy). Phagocytosis may involve engulfing organic particles with pseudopodia...
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    Protista. When feeding as a heterotroph, Euglena takes in nutrients by osmotrophy, and can survive without light on a diet of organic matter, such as beef...
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    exhibit varied types of nutrition (such as phototrophy, phagotrophy or osmotrophy), sometimes combining them (in mixotrophy). They present unique adaptations...
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    Journal. 31 (1). Laflamme, Marc; Xiao, Shuhai; Kowalewski, Michał (2009). "Osmotrophy in modular Ediacara organisms". Proceedings of the National Academy of...
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    karyoplasm. It develops pseudopodia-like projections that may be involved in osmotrophy or phagocytosis. The Nucleophaga cells continue to enlarge until a cell...
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  • Fertilization Nutrition: Autotrophy Phototrophy Heterotrophy Phagotrophy Osmotrophy Saprotrophy Parasitism Biotrophy Necrotrophy Mixotrophy Auxotrophy...
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    hypothesis holds that they sucked nutrients out of the surrounding seawater by osmotrophy or osmosis. However, others argue against this. Non-Vendobionts Possible...
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    Fertilization Nutrition: Autotrophy Phototrophy Heterotrophy Phagotrophy Osmotrophy Saprotrophy Parasitism Biotrophy Necrotrophy Mixotrophy Auxotrophy...
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    07.015. PMID 18952316. Laflamme, M.; Xiao, S.; Kowalewski, M. (2009). "Osmotrophy in modular Ediacara organisms". Proceedings of the National Academy of...
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    Fertilization Nutrition: Autotrophy Phototrophy Heterotrophy Phagotrophy Osmotrophy Saprotrophy Parasitism Biotrophy Necrotrophy Mixotrophy Auxotrophy...
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    ISBN 9780231105590 Laflamme, Marc; Shuhai, Xiao; Kowalewski, Michał (2009). "Osmotrophy in modular Ediacara organisms". Proceedings of the National Academy of...
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    PMC 4246981. PMID 25114255. Laflamme, M.; Xiao, S.; Kowalewski, M. (2009). "Osmotrophy in modular Ediacara organisms". Proceedings of the National Academy of...
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    Retrieved 23 February 2024. Laflamme, M.; Xiao, S.; Kowalewski, M. (2009). "Osmotrophy in modular Ediacara organisms". Proceedings of the National Academy of...
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  • protostelids themselves likely originating several times. Specialized forms of osmotrophy are found in unrelated fungi and animals. Here is a list of examples in...
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    Hansson, LA; Heiberg, L (2008-04-24). "Cell lysis of competitors and osmotrophy enhance growth of the bloom-forming alga Gonyostomum semen". Aquatic Microbial...
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  • compatible with an active eukaryote ecosystem complete with phototrophy, osmotrophy, phagotrophy and mixotrophy. A study on the age of the Lantian biota is...
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    several phagotrophic species and a clade that has evolved toward primary osmotrophy, named Aphagea. Anisonemia belongs to the Euglenida, a diverse group of...
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    inhabits. Initially, the sole mode of nutrition was thought to be absorptive osmotrophy. In recent years however, new evidence has been revealed supporting intracellular...
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