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Microchaetus saundersi Brock & Dick 1935

trophic guild

Brusca and Brusca, 2003
non-selective deposit feeder
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Definition: An organism that feeds on mud or sand and shows little discrimination in the size or type of particles eaten. The sediment is ingested and any digestible organic material is assimilated as it passes through the alimentary canal.

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