resorboida
Resorboida is a term used in biology to describe cells, tissues, or organisms that obtain nutrients primarily by resorbing substances from their surroundings. The word derives from Latin resorbere, to absorb back, and the suffix -oida, meaning resembling. The usage of resorboida is not standardized, and it is not a formal taxonomic group; rather, it denotes a feeding or nutrient-uptake strategy observed in diverse contexts.
In fungi, some saprotrophic or parasitic forms exhibit resorboid feeding structures that secrete extracellular enzymes to
Mechanisms commonly associated with resorboid nutrition include extracellular enzymatic degradation of polymers, uptake of monomers across
See also: resorption, phagocytosis, saprotrophy, endocytosis.