Osmotrophy
Osmotrophy is the uptake of dissolved organic compounds by osmosis for nutrition. Organisms that use osmotrophy are osmotrophs. Some mixotrophic microorganisms use osmotrophy to derive energy.
References
- "Osmotrophy". Glossary of Fishery, Oceanographic, Phylogenetic and other Biological Terms. http://www.guiamarina.com/glossary/O.htm. Retrieved October 11, 2005.
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