Enum: BioticInteractionType
Types of biotic interactions between organisms, based on RO:0002437 (biotically interacts with). These represent ecological relationships where at least one partner is an organism.
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URI: valuesets:BioticInteractionType
Permissible Values
| Value | Title | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH | RO:0002437 | An interaction relationship in which at least one of the partners is an organism and the other is either an organism or an abiotic entity with which the organism interacts. | |
| TROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH | RO:0002438 | An interaction relationship in which the partners are related via a feeding relationship. | |
| PREYS_ON | RO:0002439 | An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members. | |
| PREYED_UPON_BY | RO:0002458 | Inverse of preys on | |
| EATS | RO:0002470 | A biotic interaction where one organism consumes a material entity through a type of mouth or other oral opening. | |
| IS_EATEN_BY | RO:0002471 | Inverse of eats | |
| ACQUIRES_NUTRIENTS_FROM | RO:0002457 | Inverse of provides nutrients for | |
| PROVIDES_NUTRIENTS_FOR | RO:0002469 | A biotic interaction where a material entity provides nutrition for an organism. | |
| SYMBIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH | RO:0002440 | A biotic interaction in which the two organisms live together in more or less intimate association. | |
| COMMENSUALLY_INTERACTS_WITH | RO:0002441 | An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which one benefits and the other is unaffected. | |
| MUTUALISTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH | RO:0002442 | An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other. | |
| INTERACTS_VIA_PARASITE_HOST | interacts with via parasite-host interaction | RO:0002443 | An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms. |
| SYMBIOTROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH | RO:0008510 | A trophic interaction in which one organism acquires nutrients through a symbiotic relationship with another organism. | |
| PARASITE_OF | RO:0002444 | A parasite-host relationship where an organism benefits at the expense of another. | |
| HOST_OF | RO:0002453 | Inverse of has host | |
| HAS_HOST | RO:0002454 | X 'has host' y if and only if: x is an organism, y is an organism, and x can live on the surface of or within the body of y. | |
| PARASITOID_OF | RO:0002208 | A parasite that kills or sterilizes its host | |
| ECTOPARASITE_OF | RO:0002632 | A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite lives on or in the integumental system of the host. | |
| ENDOPARASITE_OF | RO:0002634 | A parasite that lives inside its host | |
| INTRACELLULAR_ENDOPARASITE_OF | RO:0002640 | A sub-relation of endoparasite-of in which the parasite inhabits host cells. | |
| INTERCELLULAR_ENDOPARASITE_OF | RO:0002638 | A sub-relation of endoparasite-of in which the parasite inhabits the spaces between host cells. | |
| HEMIPARASITE_OF | RO:0002237 | A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite is a plant, and the parasite is parasitic under natural conditions and is also photosynthetic to some degree. | |
| STEM_PARASITE_OF | RO:0002235 | A parasite-of relationship in which the host is a plant and the parasite that attaches to the host stem. | |
| ROOT_PARASITE_OF | RO:0002236 | A parasite-of relationship in which the host is a plant and the parasite that attaches to the host root. | |
| OBLIGATE_PARASITE_OF | RO:0002227 | A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite that cannot complete its life cycle without a host. | |
| FACULTATIVE_PARASITE_OF | RO:0002228 | A sub-relations of parasite-of in which the parasite that can complete its life cycle independent of a host. | |
| TROPHIC_PARASITE_OF | RO:0008511 | A symbiotrophic interaction in which one organism acquires nutrients through a parasitic relationship with another organism. | |
| PATHOGEN_OF | RO:0002556 | Inverse of has pathogen | |
| HAS_PATHOGEN | RO:0002557 | A host interaction where the smaller of the two members of a symbiosis causes a disease in the larger member. | |
| RESERVOIR_HOST_OF | RO:0002802 | A relation between a host organism and a hosted organism in which the hosted organism naturally occurs in an indefinitely maintained reservoir provided by the host. | |
| HAS_RESERVOIR_HOST | RO:0002803 | Inverse of reservoir host of | |
| IS_VECTOR_FOR | RO:0002459 | Organism acts as a vector for transmitting another organism | |
| POLLINATES | RO:0002455 | An interaction where an organism transfers pollen to a plant | |
| PARTICIPATES_IN_ABIOTIC_BIOTIC_INTERACTION_WITH | participates in a abiotic-biotic interaction with | RO:0002446 | A biotic interaction relationship in which one partner is an organism and the other partner is inorganic. For example, the relationship between a sponge and the substrate to which is it anchored. |
| ECOLOGICALLY_CO_OCCURS_WITH | RO:0008506 | An interaction relationship describing organisms that often occur together at the same time and space or in the same environment. | |
| HYPERPARASITE_OF | RO:0002553 | x is a hyperparasite of y iff x is a parasite of a parasite of the target organism y | |
| MESOPARASITE_OF | RO:0002636 | A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite is partially an endoparasite and partially an ectoparasite. | |
| KLEPTOPARASITE_OF | RO:0008503 | A sub-relation of parasite of in which a parasite steals resources from another organism, usually food or nest material. | |
| EPIPHYTE_OF | RO:0008501 | An interaction relationship wherein a plant or algae is living on the outside surface of another plant. | |
| ALLELOPATH_OF | RO:0002555 | A relationship between organisms where one organism is influenced by the biochemicals produced by another. Allelopathy is a phenomenon in which one organism releases chemicals to positively or negatively influence the growth, survival or reproduction of other organisms in its vicinity. | |
| VISITS | RO:0002618 | An interaction where an organism visits another organism or location | |
| VISITS_FLOWERS_OF | RO:0002622 | An interaction where an organism visits the flowers of a plant | |
| HAS_FLOWERS_VISITED_BY | RO:0002623 | Inverse of visits flowers of | |
| LAYS_EGGS_IN | RO:0002624 | An interaction where an organism deposits eggs inside another organism | |
| HAS_EGGS_LAID_IN_BY | RO:0002625 | Inverse of lays eggs in | |
| LAYS_EGGS_ON | RO:0008507 | An interaction relationship in which organism a lays eggs on the outside surface of organism b. Organism b is neither helped nor harmed in the process of egg laying or incubation. | |
| HAS_EGGS_LAID_ON_BY | RO:0008508 | Inverse of lays eggs on | |
| CREATES_HABITAT_FOR | RO:0008505 | An interaction relationship wherein one organism creates a structure or environment that is lived in by another organism. | |
Slots
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| biotic_interaction | Types of biotic interactions between organisms, based on RO:0002437 (biotical... |
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
LinkML Source
name: BioticInteractionType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: 'Types of biotic interactions between organisms, based on RO:0002437
(biotically interacts with). These represent ecological relationships where at least
one partner is an organism.
'
title: Biotic Interaction Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH:
text: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
description: 'An interaction relationship in which at least one of the partners
is an organism and the other is either an organism or an abiotic entity with
which the organism interacts.
'
meaning: RO:0002437
TROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH:
text: TROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
description: An interaction relationship in which the partners are related via
a feeding relationship.
meaning: RO:0002438
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
PREYS_ON:
text: PREYS_ON
description: 'An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where
the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring
or group members.
'
meaning: RO:0002439
is_a: TROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
PREYED_UPON_BY:
text: PREYED_UPON_BY
description: Inverse of preys on
meaning: RO:0002458
is_a: TROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
EATS:
text: EATS
description: 'A biotic interaction where one organism consumes a material entity
through a type of mouth or other oral opening.
'
meaning: RO:0002470
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
IS_EATEN_BY:
text: IS_EATEN_BY
description: Inverse of eats
meaning: RO:0002471
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
ACQUIRES_NUTRIENTS_FROM:
text: ACQUIRES_NUTRIENTS_FROM
description: Inverse of provides nutrients for
meaning: RO:0002457
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
PROVIDES_NUTRIENTS_FOR:
text: PROVIDES_NUTRIENTS_FOR
description: A biotic interaction where a material entity provides nutrition for
an organism.
meaning: RO:0002469
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
SYMBIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH:
text: SYMBIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
description: 'A biotic interaction in which the two organisms live together in
more or less intimate association.
'
meaning: RO:0002440
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
COMMENSUALLY_INTERACTS_WITH:
text: COMMENSUALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
description: 'An interaction relationship between two organisms living together
in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which one benefits
and the other is unaffected.
'
meaning: RO:0002441
is_a: SYMBIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
MUTUALISTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH:
text: MUTUALISTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
description: 'An interaction relationship between two organisms living together
in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which both organisms
benefit from each other.
'
meaning: RO:0002442
is_a: SYMBIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
INTERACTS_VIA_PARASITE_HOST:
text: INTERACTS_VIA_PARASITE_HOST
description: 'An interaction relationship between two organisms living together
in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which association
is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms.
'
meaning: RO:0002443
is_a: SYMBIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
title: interacts with via parasite-host interaction
SYMBIOTROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH:
text: SYMBIOTROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
description: 'A trophic interaction in which one organism acquires nutrients through
a symbiotic relationship with another organism.
'
meaning: RO:0008510
is_a: SYMBIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
PARASITE_OF:
text: PARASITE_OF
description: A parasite-host relationship where an organism benefits at the expense
of another.
meaning: RO:0002444
is_a: INTERACTS_VIA_PARASITE_HOST
HOST_OF:
text: HOST_OF
description: Inverse of has host
meaning: RO:0002453
is_a: INTERACTS_VIA_PARASITE_HOST
HAS_HOST:
text: HAS_HOST
description: 'X ''has host'' y if and only if: x is an organism, y is an organism,
and x can live on the surface of or within the body of y.
'
meaning: RO:0002454
is_a: INTERACTS_VIA_PARASITE_HOST
PARASITOID_OF:
text: PARASITOID_OF
description: A parasite that kills or sterilizes its host
meaning: RO:0002208
is_a: PARASITE_OF
ECTOPARASITE_OF:
text: ECTOPARASITE_OF
description: 'A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite lives on or
in the integumental system of the host.
'
meaning: RO:0002632
is_a: PARASITE_OF
ENDOPARASITE_OF:
text: ENDOPARASITE_OF
description: A parasite that lives inside its host
meaning: RO:0002634
is_a: PARASITE_OF
INTRACELLULAR_ENDOPARASITE_OF:
text: INTRACELLULAR_ENDOPARASITE_OF
description: A sub-relation of endoparasite-of in which the parasite inhabits
host cells.
meaning: RO:0002640
is_a: ENDOPARASITE_OF
INTERCELLULAR_ENDOPARASITE_OF:
text: INTERCELLULAR_ENDOPARASITE_OF
description: 'A sub-relation of endoparasite-of in which the parasite inhabits
the spaces between host cells.
'
meaning: RO:0002638
is_a: ENDOPARASITE_OF
HEMIPARASITE_OF:
text: HEMIPARASITE_OF
description: 'A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite is a plant,
and the parasite is parasitic under natural conditions and is also photosynthetic
to some degree.
'
meaning: RO:0002237
is_a: PARASITE_OF
STEM_PARASITE_OF:
text: STEM_PARASITE_OF
description: 'A parasite-of relationship in which the host is a plant and the
parasite that attaches to the host stem.
'
meaning: RO:0002235
is_a: PARASITE_OF
ROOT_PARASITE_OF:
text: ROOT_PARASITE_OF
description: 'A parasite-of relationship in which the host is a plant and the
parasite that attaches to the host root.
'
meaning: RO:0002236
is_a: PARASITE_OF
OBLIGATE_PARASITE_OF:
text: OBLIGATE_PARASITE_OF
description: 'A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite that cannot
complete its life cycle without a host.
'
meaning: RO:0002227
is_a: PARASITE_OF
FACULTATIVE_PARASITE_OF:
text: FACULTATIVE_PARASITE_OF
description: 'A sub-relations of parasite-of in which the parasite that can complete
its life cycle independent of a host.
'
meaning: RO:0002228
is_a: PARASITE_OF
TROPHIC_PARASITE_OF:
text: TROPHIC_PARASITE_OF
description: 'A symbiotrophic interaction in which one organism acquires nutrients
through a parasitic relationship with another organism.
'
meaning: RO:0008511
is_a: PARASITE_OF
PATHOGEN_OF:
text: PATHOGEN_OF
description: Inverse of has pathogen
meaning: RO:0002556
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
HAS_PATHOGEN:
text: HAS_PATHOGEN
description: 'A host interaction where the smaller of the two members of a symbiosis
causes a disease in the larger member.
'
meaning: RO:0002557
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
RESERVOIR_HOST_OF:
text: RESERVOIR_HOST_OF
description: 'A relation between a host organism and a hosted organism in which
the hosted organism naturally occurs in an indefinitely maintained reservoir
provided by the host.
'
meaning: RO:0002802
is_a: HOST_OF
HAS_RESERVOIR_HOST:
text: HAS_RESERVOIR_HOST
description: Inverse of reservoir host of
meaning: RO:0002803
is_a: HAS_HOST
IS_VECTOR_FOR:
text: IS_VECTOR_FOR
description: Organism acts as a vector for transmitting another organism
meaning: RO:0002459
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
POLLINATES:
text: POLLINATES
description: An interaction where an organism transfers pollen to a plant
meaning: RO:0002455
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
PARTICIPATES_IN_ABIOTIC_BIOTIC_INTERACTION_WITH:
text: PARTICIPATES_IN_ABIOTIC_BIOTIC_INTERACTION_WITH
description: 'A biotic interaction relationship in which one partner is an organism
and the other partner is inorganic. For example, the relationship between a
sponge and the substrate to which is it anchored.
'
meaning: RO:0002446
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
title: participates in a abiotic-biotic interaction with
ECOLOGICALLY_CO_OCCURS_WITH:
text: ECOLOGICALLY_CO_OCCURS_WITH
description: 'An interaction relationship describing organisms that often occur
together at the same time and space or in the same environment.
'
meaning: RO:0008506
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
HYPERPARASITE_OF:
text: HYPERPARASITE_OF
description: x is a hyperparasite of y iff x is a parasite of a parasite of the
target organism y
meaning: RO:0002553
is_a: PARASITE_OF
MESOPARASITE_OF:
text: MESOPARASITE_OF
description: 'A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite is partially
an endoparasite and partially an ectoparasite.
'
meaning: RO:0002636
is_a: PARASITE_OF
KLEPTOPARASITE_OF:
text: KLEPTOPARASITE_OF
description: 'A sub-relation of parasite of in which a parasite steals resources
from another organism, usually food or nest material.
'
meaning: RO:0008503
is_a: PARASITE_OF
EPIPHYTE_OF:
text: EPIPHYTE_OF
description: 'An interaction relationship wherein a plant or algae is living on
the outside surface of another plant.
'
meaning: RO:0008501
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
ALLELOPATH_OF:
text: ALLELOPATH_OF
description: 'A relationship between organisms where one organism is influenced
by the biochemicals produced by another. Allelopathy is a phenomenon in which
one organism releases chemicals to positively or negatively influence the growth,
survival or reproduction of other organisms in its vicinity.
'
meaning: RO:0002555
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
VISITS:
text: VISITS
description: An interaction where an organism visits another organism or location
meaning: RO:0002618
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
VISITS_FLOWERS_OF:
text: VISITS_FLOWERS_OF
description: An interaction where an organism visits the flowers of a plant
meaning: RO:0002622
is_a: VISITS
HAS_FLOWERS_VISITED_BY:
text: HAS_FLOWERS_VISITED_BY
description: Inverse of visits flowers of
meaning: RO:0002623
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
LAYS_EGGS_IN:
text: LAYS_EGGS_IN
description: An interaction where an organism deposits eggs inside another organism
meaning: RO:0002624
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
HAS_EGGS_LAID_IN_BY:
text: HAS_EGGS_LAID_IN_BY
description: Inverse of lays eggs in
meaning: RO:0002625
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
LAYS_EGGS_ON:
text: LAYS_EGGS_ON
description: 'An interaction relationship in which organism a lays eggs on the
outside surface of organism b. Organism b is neither helped nor harmed in the
process of egg laying or incubation.
'
meaning: RO:0008507
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
HAS_EGGS_LAID_ON_BY:
text: HAS_EGGS_LAID_ON_BY
description: Inverse of lays eggs on
meaning: RO:0008508
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH
CREATES_HABITAT_FOR:
text: CREATES_HABITAT_FOR
description: 'An interaction relationship wherein one organism creates a structure
or environment that is lived in by another organism.
'
meaning: RO:0008505
is_a: BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH