saprophages

'Saprophages' are organisms that feed on decaying organic matter.

Biology: some are saprophages or mycophages.

Parasites, saprophages, and decomposers are miners respectively of live, dead, and particulate material.

These predatory bacteria are thought to have evolved from saprophages that consumed dead microorganisms, through adaptations that allowed them to entrap and kill other organisms.

Most of the flies in the Bibionomorpha are saprophages or fungivores as larvae, aside from the Cecidomyiidae, which are gall-formers.

Detritivores, also known as detritophages or detritus feeders or detritus eaters or saprophages, are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as organic fecal matter).