| It may be noted that A. alternata, a very common saprophyte on dead plant tissues, has been recorded on pears only causing a fruit rot. |
| Mucor, a fungus from the class of Zygomycetes, is a ubiquitous saprophyte that resides in soil and decaying organic matter. |
| This fungus can behave as a secondary saprophyte and, at first sight, would not appear to be the cause of the tree's death. |
| In the newly infected host, the meningococcus dwells as a quiet and inoffensive saprophyte within the pharynx. |
| It is a parasite or saprophyte, and entirely destitute of chlorophyll, being pure white throughout. |
| The Indian pipe is a saprophyte, living chiefly on the decaying roots of other plants, particularly trees. |
