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epistrate is a general term for (micro)organisms that grow on surface of differnt substrates. e.g., microscopic algae and bacteria growing on pebbles or covering the bottom of a river. thus, epistrate feeders are organisms that feed on epistrate. e.g., nematodes and other meiobenthic organisms.

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What is a substrate feeder?

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What is autoroph?

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Sto cell line?

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