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Decay bacteria (producer in the mud without sunlight)
Are heterotrophic bacteria that feed on the detritus created on the surface and use up the available oxygen
Anaerobic bacteria
Are heterotrophic bacteria thrive in this oxygen free zone , they produce hydrogen sulfide (H2S) as a bi-product of anaerobic metabolism
Anaerobic autotrophs
Use this hydrogen sulfide as an energy source to manufacture their own food, these chemoautotrophs make their own organic compounds in the dark mud without the presence of sunlight
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