Ecology of Roundworms Free-living worms are found mainly in freshwater habitats. Some live in soil. They generally feed on bacteria, fungi, protozoans, or decaying organic matter. 5 мар. 2021 г.
What does a roundworm eat?
Diet/Feeding Nematodes feed on organic matter, both dead and alive such as small animals including other worms, or on diatoms, algae, fungi and bacteria. Some eat plants by piercing the stem or root and sucking out the contents.
What foods do flatworms eat?
Flatworms can be carnivors, scavengers or herbivours. Carnivorous predators and scavengers feed predominantly on bacteria, protozoans, other small invertebrates, and other available animal matter.
How does the flatworms eat?
They feed on tunicates, small crustaceans, worms, and molluscs. These flatworms feed like sea stars, extruding their pharynx, which secretes enzymes to digest their prey.
Are roundworms and flatworms carnivores?
Some are carnivores, some are herbivores, and some are parasites. Unlike flatworms or cnidarians, roundworms have a tube-like digestive system that has two openings. Food enters through a mouth and wastes exit the other end of the digestive system.
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