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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 Meaning Description
BIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH RO:0002437 An interaction relationship in which at least one of the partners is an organ...
TROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH RO:0002438 An interaction relationship in which the partners are related via a feeding r...
PREYS_ON RO:0002439 An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject ...
PREYED_UPON_BY RO:0002458 Inverse of preys on
EATS RO:0002470 A biotic interaction where one organism consumes a material entity through a ...
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 organi...
SYMBIOTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH RO:0002440 A biotic interaction in which the two organisms live together in more or less...
COMMENSUALLY_INTERACTS_WITH RO:0002441 An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or ...
MUTUALISTICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH RO:0002442 An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or ...
INTERACTS_VIA_PARASITE_HOST RO:0002443 An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or ...
SYMBIOTROPHICALLY_INTERACTS_WITH RO:0008510 A trophic interaction in which one organism acquires nutrients through a symb...
PARASITE_OF RO:0002444 A parasite-host relationship where an organism benefits at the expense of ano...
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 ...
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 integu...
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 b...
HEMIPARASITE_OF RO:0002237 A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite is a plant, and the paras...
STEM_PARASITE_OF RO:0002235 A parasite-of relationship in which the host is a plant and the parasite that...
ROOT_PARASITE_OF RO:0002236 A parasite-of relationship in which the host is a plant and the parasite that...
OBLIGATE_PARASITE_OF RO:0002227 A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite that cannot complete its ...
FACULTATIVE_PARASITE_OF RO:0002228 A sub-relations of parasite-of in which the parasite that can complete its li...
TROPHIC_PARASITE_OF RO:0008511 A symbiotrophic interaction in which one organism acquires nutrients through ...
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...
RESERVOIR_HOST_OF RO:0002802 A relation between a host organism and a hosted organism in which the hosted ...
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 RO:0002446 A biotic interaction relationship in which one partner is an organism and the...
ECOLOGICALLY_CO_OCCURS_WITH RO:0008506 An interaction relationship describing organisms that often occur together at...
HYPERPARASITE_OF RO:0002553 x is a hyperparasite of y iff x is a parasite of a parasite of the target org...
MESOPARASITE_OF RO:0002636 A sub-relation of parasite-of in which the parasite is partially an endoparas...
KLEPTOPARASITE_OF RO:0008503 A sub-relation of parasite of in which a parasite steals resources from anoth...
EPIPHYTE_OF RO:0008501 An interaction relationship wherein a plant or algae is living on the outside...
ALLELOPATH_OF RO:0002555 A relationship between organisms where one organism is influenced by the bioc...
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 surf...
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 envir...

Slots

Name Description
biotic_interaction Types of biotic interactions between organisms, based on RO:0002437 (biotical...

Identifier and Mapping Information

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name: BioticInteractionType
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.

  '
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
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