ecocore-base.owl
type: Ontology
version IRI: ecocore-base.owl
type: IAO_8000001
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
comment: An ontology of core ecological entities
version info: 2022-03-09

definition
type: AnnotationProperty

editor note
type: AnnotationProperty

term editor
type: AnnotationProperty

definition source
type: AnnotationProperty

food web
type: Class
subclass of: RO_0002577
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000051
  some values from: food chain
definition: A system in which living entities consume living, dead, or non-living entities or are consumed by other living entities through trophic interactions.
has exact synonym: consumer-resource system
has exact synonym: trophic system
has related synonym: topological web
has related synonym: web of life

Axiom
annotated source: food web
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A system in which living entities consume living, dead, or non-living entities or are consumed by other living entities through trophic interactions.
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_web

food cycle
type: Class
subclass of: food web
definition: A food web in which the outputs of a trophic interaction are consumed by organisms acting in a lower trophic level relative to the initial interaction.
editor note: Definition needs revision, but core intention is captured.

food chain
type: Class
subclass of: RO_0002577
definition: A system in which a series of living entities consume living, dead, or non-living entities in successively higher trophic levels.
has exact synonym: consumer-resource chain
has exact synonym: trophic chain

Axiom
annotated source: food chain
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A system in which a series of living entities consume living, dead, or non-living entities in successively higher trophic levels.
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_web

trophic function
type: Class
subclass of: BFO_0000034
definition: A function which inheres in a living entity by virtue of that entity being able to feed on a material.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

heterotrophic function
type: Class
subclass of: trophic function
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000054
  some values from: heterotrophy
definition: A function which inheres in a living entity by virtue of that entity being able to feed on living or once-living (dead) material.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

autotrophic function
type: Class
subclass of: trophic function
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000054
  some values from: autotrophy
definition: A function which inheres in a living entity by virtue of that entity being able to harvest energy and create biomass from non-living materials.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

mixotrophic function
type: Class
subclass of: trophic function
definition: A function which inheres in a living entity by virtue of that entity being able to realize autotrophic and heterotrophic functions.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

trophic process
type: Class
subclass of: BFO_0000015
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000051
  some values from: GO_0045333
definition: A process during which a living entity acquires or generates food and energy from a living, dead, or non-living entity.
editor note: All categories of interaction partners should be indentified in subclasses.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

autotrophy
type: Class
subclass of: trophic process
definition: A trophic process during which a living entity acquires energy and generates biomass from non-living entities.
editor note: This should be axiomatised and made a defined class: any trophic interaction which has as input some inorganic material (non-living) that is the only source of carbon or reducing equivalents source is a autotrophic process.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

heterotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: heterotrophy
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: An organism that obtains carbon for growth and development by metabolizing biogenic organic compounds derived from living or dead material.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088
has related synonym: consumer

heterotrophy
type: Class
subclass of: trophic process
definition: A trophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming another organism or organism part, living or dead.
editor note: This should be axiomatised and made a defined class: any trophic interaction which has as input some organic material (living or dead) that is the only source of carbon or reducing equivalents source is a autotrophic process.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088
has exact synonym: consumption

mixotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: autotrophy
    intersection of: heterotrophy
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: An organism which is capable of heterotrophic and autotrophic trophic processes.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

nectivory
type: Class
subclass of: herbivory
definition: A herbivorous process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming nectar.
creator: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
date: 2022-03-09T17:05:35Z

lithotrophy
type: Class
subclass of: trophic process
definition: A trophic process during which a living entity acquires reducing equivalents from inorganic chemicals for use in biosynthesis or energy conservation via aerobic or anaerobic respiration.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

Axiom
annotated source: lithotrophy
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A trophic process during which a living entity acquires reducing equivalents from inorganic chemicals for use in biosynthesis or energy conservation via aerobic or anaerobic respiration.
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotroph

fungivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002215
    some values from: fungivory
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002470
    some values from: NCBITaxon 4751
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: A heterotroph which consumes fungi.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088
has exact synonym: fungal feeder
has exact synonym: mycophage

fungivory
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002233
  some values from: NCBITaxon 4751
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming living fungal material.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088
has exact synonym: fungal feeding
has exact synonym: mycophagy
comment: In this class, we make no commitment to whether the organism belongs to a taxon which has adapted to a fungi-heavy diet: this is a functional defintion, referencing the act of eating, primarily, a fungi-based diet.

phototrophy
type: Class
subclass of: trophic process
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000051
  some values from: GO_0015979
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000051
  some values from: GO_0045333
definition: A trophic process during which a living entity generates food from abiotic sources or through consumption of living or dead material, and captures energy from light.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

Axiom
annotated source: phototrophy
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A trophic process during which a living entity generates food from abiotic sources or through consumption of living or dead material, and captures energy from light.
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phototroph

life history
type: Class
subclass of: BFO_0000182
definition: A history which includes all the processes during which resources are used by an organism to grow, survive, and reproduce over its lifetime.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4364-7715
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088

Axiom
annotated source: life history
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A history which includes all the processes during which resources are used by an organism to grow, survive, and reproduce over its lifetime.
definition source: ISBN:130596733X
definition source: ISBN:9781305967335

herbivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: herbivory
subclass of: heterotroph
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotroph which consumes plants or macroalgae via ingestion through a type of "mouth". Plant or algal matter is broken down through an internal digestion process.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088
has exact synonym: phytophage
has exact synonym: primary consumer
has narrow synonym: plant eater
comment: There is some debate over whether herbivores should be restricted to plants and macroalgae or generalsed to more photoautotrophs. We welcome input on our issue tracker: https://github.com/EcologicalSemantics/ecocore

herbivory
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming living plant- or macro-algal material.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088
has exact synonym: phytophagy
has exact synonym: plant trophism
comment: In this class, we make no commitment to whether the organism belongs to a taxon which has adapted to a herbivorous diet: this is a functional defintion, referencing the act of eating, primarily, a plant- or macroalga-based diet.

carnivory
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002233
  some values from: NCBITaxon_33208
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy from consuming living metazoan (animal) material.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088
has exact synonym: zoophagy
comment: In this class, we make no commitment to whether the organism belongs to a taxon which has adapted to a carnivorous diet: this is a functional defintion, referencing the act of eating, primarily, an animal-based diet.

symbiosis
type: Class
subclass of: BFO_0000015
definition: A process during which two living entities engage in a close and long-term biological interaction.
creator: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
date: 2022-03-09T17:22:07Z

autotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: autotrophy
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: An organism which is capable of incorporating abiogenic (inorganic) carbon into its biomass.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-3088
has related synonym: primary producer

area to mass ratio
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: Quotient (or ratio) of surface area of an organism divided by the mass of the same organism
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

commensalism
type: Class
subclass of: symbiosis
definition: A symbiotic process in which one participant gains benefits while the other participant neither benefits nor is harmed.
creator: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
date: 2022-03-09T17:23:41Z

prenatal development
type: Class
subclass of: GO_0032502
definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has related synonym: gestation
has related synonym: incubation

primary diet
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: Type of food comprising the majority of the diet of an organism
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

oviparous
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001434
definition: A reproductive quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to produce offspring that develop inside a shelled egg, with a large food supply in yolk, after internal fertilization
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

viviparous
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001434
definition: A reproductive quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to produce offspring that are born live, or where the development of the offspring is supported by either parent in or on any part of their body
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

ovoviviparous
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001434
definition: A reproductive quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to produce offspring that are born live after retaining the eggs inside the body of the female
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

ovuliparous
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001434
definition: A reproductive quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to produce offspring via external fertilization, the oocytes being released and fertilized outside the female's body by the male
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

histrotrophic viviparity
type: Class
subclass of: viviparous
definition: A reproductive quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to produce zygotes that develop in the female's oviducts, but find their nutriments from other tissues, whether skin or glandular tissue
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

hemotrophic viviparity
type: Class
subclass of: viviparous
definition: A reproductive quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to produce offspring that receive nutriments from the female during prenatal development via a specialized structure, such as a placenta
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

copepodid stage 2
type: Class
subclass of: UBERON_0000105
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000063
  some values from: copepodid stage 3
definition: The second post-naupliar life stage of a copepod
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

copepodid stage 3
type: Class
subclass of: UBERON_0000105
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000063
  some values from: copepodid stage 4
definition: The third post-naupliar life stage of a copepod
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

copepodid stage 4
type: Class
subclass of: UBERON_0000105
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000063
  some values from: copepodid stage 5
definition: The fourth post-naupliar life stage of a copepod
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

copepodid stage 5
type: Class
subclass of: UBERON_0000105
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: BFO_0000063
  some values from: copepodid stage 6
definition: The fifth post-naupliar life stage of a copepod
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

copepodid stage 6
type: Class
subclass of: UBERON_0000105
definition: The sixth post-naupliar life stage of a copepod
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

cursorial
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An evolutionary quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's morphological and physiological adaptation for running
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

fossorial
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An evolutionary quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's morphological and physiological adaptation for digging and living underground
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

arboreal
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An evolutionary quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's morphological and physiological adaptation for living in trees
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

hermaphroditic
type: Class
subclass of: sexual system
definition: a reproductive quality inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer having reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes at the same time
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has related synonym: monoecious

protogynous
type: Class
subclass of: sequentially hermaphroditic
definition: a reproductive quality inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer having female reproductive organs at the beginning of its life and then switching to male reproductive organs
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

direct development
type: Class
subclass of: GO_0002164
definition: The process by which a larvae transforms into an adult wherein the larvae looks like a smaller adult form
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

symbiotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: symbiotrophy
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: heterotroph that acquires nutrition from a symbiont
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

endophyte
type: Class
subclass of: symbiotroph
definition: An organism bearing a symbiont role and capable of living within a plant for at least part of its life cycle without causing apparent disease
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

parasitism
type: Class
subclass of: symbiosis
definition: A symbiotic process in which one participant gains benefits while the other participant is harmed.
creator: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
date: 2022-03-09T17:28:04Z

lecithotrophic larva
type: Class
subclass of: UBERON_0002548
definition: anatomical entity that comprises the organism in a distinct juvenile form that is provided with a source of nutrition, usually a yolk sac, to use before metamorphosing into an adult

microphytobenthos
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  union of: cyanobacteria
  union of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002351
    all values from: algae
subclass of: PCO_0000002
definition: a community of microscopic, unicellular eukaryotic algae and the prokaryotic Cyanobacteria which live on sediment surfaces
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has related synonym: algae

deposit feeder
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: deposit feeding
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: Organism that acquires nutrition by consuming particles of organic matter that have settled to the bottom of a body of water.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

suspension feeder
type: Class
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: A heterotroph that acquires nutrition by consuming particles suspended in water or air.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

subsurface deposit feeder
type: Class
subclass of: deposit feeder
definition: Organism that acquires nutrition by consuming particles of organic matter that have settled to the bottom of a body of water. The organism lives beneath the surface of the bottom sediment and retrieves food particles without coming into direct contact with the sediment surface.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

surface deposit feeder
type: Class
subclass of: deposit feeder
definition: Organism that acquires nutrition by consuming particles of organic matter that have settled to the bottom of a body of water. The organism lives on or in the bottom sediment and uses a part of its body to retrieve the food particles directly from the surface.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

decomposer
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: decomposition
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: heterotroph that obtains nutrition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms or other organic matter
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

detritivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002215
    some values from: detritivory
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002470
    some values from: ENVO_01001103
subclass of: decomposer
definition: A decomposer which obtains nutrition by consuming detritus.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

saprotroph
type: Class
subclass of: decomposer
definition: A decomposer that obtains nutrition through extracellular digestion of decaying organic matter
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

detritivory
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002233
  some values from: ENVO_01001103
subclass of: decomposition
definition: A decomposition process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming detritus.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

decomposition
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by breaking down organic substances into simpler matter.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

saprotrophy
type: Class
subclass of: decomposition
definition: A decomposition process during which a living entity acquires food and energy through extracellular digestion of decaying organic matter.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

symbiotrophy
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy through a symbiotic relationship with another organism.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

sexual system
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001434
definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the organization of the systems of organs involved with sexual reproduction amongst the bearer's conspecifics.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

mating system
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001434
definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the structure of the bearer's conspecifics in relation to sexual behavior.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

monogamous
type: Class
subclass of: mating system
definition: One male and one female have an exclusive mating relationship
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

polyandrous
type: Class
subclass of: mating system
definition: One female has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more males
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

polygynous
type: Class
subclass of: mating system
definition: One male has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more females
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

polygynandrous
type: Class
subclass of: mating system
definition: Two or more males have an exclusive mating relationship with two or more females
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

promiscuity
type: Class
subclass of: mating system
definition: a member of one sex mates with any member of the opposite sex
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

endemic
type: Class
subclass of: PCO_0000003
definition: The ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, or other defined zone or habitat type.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

extinct
type: Class
subclass of: PCO_0000003
disjoint with: extant
definition: The ecological state of a species or population wherein all individuals are dead.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

indigenous
type: Class
subclass of: PCO_0000003
definition: The ecological state of a species living in a region where its presence is the result of only natural process, with no human intervention
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has related synonym: native

introduced
type: Class
subclass of: PCO_0000003
definition: The ecological state of a species living outside its native distributional range, which has arrived there by human activity, either deliberate or accidental.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has related synonym: exotic

extant
type: Class
subclass of: PCO_0000003
definition: The ecological state that is not the extinct state
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

cosmopolitan
type: Class
subclass of: PCO_0000003
definition: The ecological state of a species being found across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

microendemic
type: Class
subclass of: endemic
definition: The ecological state of a species being unique to a very small and specific location, such as the side of a mountain or a single lake.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

annual survival rate
type: Class
subclass of: PCO_0000003
definition: The estimated proportion of members of a population alive in year t that is still alive in year t + 1
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

algae
type: Class
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: A polyphyletic group of diverse photosynthetic organisms that excludes vascular plants and mosses and includes cyanobacteria, seaweed, and some single-celled organisms.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

cyanobacteria
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: NCBITaxon 2
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002215
    some values from: GO_0015979
subclass of: NCBITaxon 2
definition: Bacteria that are able to obtain their energy through photosynthesis
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

crepuscular
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
term editor: An evolutionary quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's morphological and physiological adaptation for being active primarily during dawn and dusk
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

nocturnal
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An evolutionary quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's morphological and physiological adaptation for being active during the hours of darkness
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

diurnal
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An evolutionary quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's morphological and physiological adaptation for being active during the hours of daylight
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

migratory
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An evolutionary quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's morphological and physiological adaptation for participating in long-distance movement of conspecifics, usually on a seasonal basis
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

graminivore
type: Class
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes grasses.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graminivore
has exact synonym: grass eater

folivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002470
  some values from: PO_0025034
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes leaves
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folivore
has exact synonym: leaf eater
has exact synonym: phyllophage

rhizovore
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002470
  some values from: PO_0009005
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes roots
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: racidivore
has exact synonym: rhizophage
has exact synonym: root eater
has exact synonym: root feeder
has exact synonym: root herbivore

algivore
type: Class
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes algae
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: algae eater
has exact synonym: algophage

parasitoid
type: Class
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: A heterotroph with a temporary parasitic association with another organism that leads to the death of the host. After which, the parasitoid can continue without the host or can move on to a new host. These organisms are considered partly parasites and partly predators.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

carnivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002215
    some values from: carnivory
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002470
    some values from: NCBITaxon_33208
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: A heterotroph that consumes animals in whole or in part via ingestion through a type of "mouth". Animal matter is broken down through an internal digestion process.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: zoophage

predator
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: predation
subclass of: carnivore
definition: A carnivore that actively captures and consumes other animals, causing their immediate or immenent death
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

scavenger
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: scavenging
subclass of: carnivore
definition: A carnivore that feeds on dead and decaying animal matter
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: necrophage

insectivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: insectivory
subclass of: predator
definition: A predator that primarily eats insects
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: entomophage

secondary consumer
type: Class
subclass of: predator
definition: A predator that eats primary consumers or herbivores
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

tertiary consumer
type: Class
subclass of: predator
definition: A predator that eats secondary consumers
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

quaternary consumer
type: Class
subclass of: predator
definition: A predator that eats tertiary consumers
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

apex predator
type: Class
subclass of: predator
definition: a predator residing at the top of a food chain upon which no other creatures prey.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: top predator

ambush predator
type: Class
subclass of: predator
definition: a predator that captures or traps prey by stealth or strategy, rather than by speed or strength.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

litter transformer
type: Class
subclass of: detritivore
definition: a detritivore that consumes leaf litter
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

bacterivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002215
    some values from: bactivory
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002470
    some values from: Class
      intersection of: NCBITaxon 2
      intersection of: NCBITaxon 2157
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: a heterotroph that consumes bacteria
has exact synonym: bacterial feeder

herbivorous grazing
type: Class
subclass of: herbivory
definition: A herbivorous process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming grasses, leaves, and other soft plant material.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

seed predation
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002233
  some values from: PO_0009010
subclass of: herbivory
definition: A herbivorous process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming seeds of a plant.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: granivory

herbivorous browsing
type: Class
subclass of: herbivory
definition: A herbivorous process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming twigs, leaves, and bark of trees and shrubs.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

predation
type: Class
subclass of: carnivory
definition: A carnivorous process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming other animals while they are stil alive. Predation leads directly to the imminent death of the prey organism(s).
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
comment: The definition of predation can be controversial.

scavenging
type: Class
subclass of: carnivory
definition: A carnivorous process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming dead or decaying animal matter.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: necrophagy

cannibalism
type: Class
subclass of: predation
definition: A predation process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

intrauterine cannibalism
type: Class
subclass of: cannibalism
definition: A cannibalistic process during which an embryo obtains food and energy by consuming a less-developed sibling while both are still in the uterus.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

adelphophagy
type: Class
subclass of: intrauterine cannibalism
definition: An intrauterine cannibalistic process during which an embryo obtains food and energy by consuming a less-developed sibling embryo while both are still in the uterus.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: embryophagy

oophagy
type: Class
subclass of: intrauterine cannibalism
definition: An intrauterine cannibalistic process during which an embryo obtains food and energy by consuming less-developed sibling eggs while both are still in the uterus.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

insectivory
type: Class
subclass of: predation
definition: A predation process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming insects.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: entomophagy

egg predation
type: Class
subclass of: predation
definition: A predation process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming eggs.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

social predation
type: Class
subclass of: predation
definition: A predation process during which a group of predators cooperates to kill creatures larger than those they could overpower singly.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predation#Social_predation

monophagy
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming a very narrow range of food items, sometimes only one.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

oligophagy
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming a few, very specific food items.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligophagy

polyphagy
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming a wide range of food items.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

bactivory
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002233
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: NCBITaxon 2
    intersection of: NCBITaxon 2157
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy from consuming bacteria.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: bacterial feeding

broadcast spawn
type: Class
subclass of: ovuliparous
definition: A reproductive quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to produce offspring via external fertilisation, the oocytes being scattered into the environment and fertilised outside the female's body by the male.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

sac spawn
type: Class
subclass of: ovuliparous
definition: A reproductive quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to produce offspring via external fertilisation, the oocytes being released in an ovigerous sac and fertilised outside the female's body by the male.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

protandrous
type: Class
subclass of: sequentially hermaphroditic
definition: a reproductive quality inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer having male reproductive organs at the beginning of its life and then switching to female reproductive organs
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

protogynous hermaphroditism
type: Class
subclass of: sequentially hermaphroditic
definition: a reproductive quality inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer having female reproductive organs at the beginning of its life and then switching to being a hermaphrodite
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

protandrous hermaphroditism
type: Class
subclass of: sequentially hermaphroditic
definition: a reproductive quality inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer having male reproductive organs at the beginning of its life and then switching to being a hermaphrodite
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

sequentially hermaphroditic
type: Class
subclass of: sexual system
definition: a reproductive quality inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer changing sex at some point in its life
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: dichogamy

photoorganoautotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: autotrophy
    intersection of: phototrophy
    intersection of: organotrophy
subclass of: photoautotroph
definition: A photoautotroph which is capable of using a biogenic organic compound as an electron donor.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

photolithoautotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: autotrophy
    intersection of: lithotrophy
    intersection of: phototrophy
subclass of: photoautotroph
definition: A photoautotroph which is capable of using an abiogenic organic compound as an electron donor.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

chemoorganoautotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: autotrophy
    intersection of: organotrophy
    intersection of: chemotrophy
subclass of: chemoautotroph
definition: A chemoautotroph which is capable of using a biogenic organic compound as an electron donor.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

chemolithoautotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: autotrophy
    intersection of: lithotrophy
    intersection of: chemotrophy
subclass of: chemoautotroph
definition: A chemoautotroph which is capable of using an abiogenic organic compound as an electron donor.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

photoorganoheterotroph
type: Class
subclass of: photoheterotroph
definition: A photoheterotroph which is capable of using a biogenic organic compound as an electron donor.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

photolithoheterotroph
type: Class
subclass of: photoheterotroph
definition: A photoheterotroph which is capable of using an abiogenic organic compound as an electron donor.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

chemoorganoheterotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: heterotrophy
    intersection of: organotrophy
    intersection of: chemotrophy
subclass of: chemoheterotroph
definition: A chemoheterotroph which is capable of using a biogenic organic compound as an electron donor.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

chemolithoheterotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: heterotrophy
    intersection of: lithotrophy
    intersection of: chemotrophy
subclass of: chemoheterotroph
definition: A chemoheterotroph which is capable of using an abiogenic organic compound as an electron donor.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

chemoautotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: autotrophy
    intersection of: chemotrophy
subclass of: autotroph
definition: An autotroph which is capable of obtaining energy from the bonds in a chemical compound.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

photoautotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: autotrophy
    intersection of: phototrophy
subclass of: autotroph
definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

photoheterotroph
type: Class
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: A heterotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

chemoheterotroph
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: Class
    intersection of: heterotrophy
    intersection of: chemotrophy
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: A heterotroph which is capable of obtaining energy from the bonds in a chemical compound.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

extremophile
type: Class
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: An organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions that are detrimental to most life on Earth
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile

epigeic
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to live on the surface of the soil and in leaf litter
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-9495
has related synonym: surface dwelling

frugivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002470
  some values from: PO_0009001
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes fruits or fruit-like vegetables
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1470764
has exact synonym: carpophage
has exact synonym: fructivore
has exact synonym: fruit eater

palynivore
type: Class
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes pollen
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3805698
has exact synonym: pollen eater

grazing
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by eating food off of a surface while slowly moving through the environment.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

nectarivore
type: Class
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes nectar
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entry/Q120880
has exact synonym: nectar eater
has exact synonym: nectivore

endogeic
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to live in the top 20 cm of soil and make temporary, horizontal burrows.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-9495

anecic
type: Class
subclass of: PATO_0001995
definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to burrow more than 20 cm deep into the soil and make permanent, vertical burrows.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-9495

granivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002470
  some values from: PO_0009010
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes seeds
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1974986
has exact synonym: seed eater

xylophage
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002470
  some values from: ENVO_00002040
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes wood
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2072826

gumnivore
type: Class
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes plant exudates - gums, saps, and resins
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
definition source: J.G. Fleagle 1988 Primate Adaptations and Evolution. Academic Press. NY
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17020010
has exact synonym: gumivore
has exact synonym: gummivore

parasite
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002215
  some values from: trophic parasitism
subclass of: symbiotroph
definition: A symbiotroph that reduces the fitness, survival, or growth of its symbiont, often called a host
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10253316

trophic parasitism
type: Class
subclass of: parasitism
subclass of: symbiotrophy
definition: A symbiotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy from another living entity via a close association. The entity providing the food and energy is harmed by this process.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

prey
type: Class
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: An organism that is consumed in whole or in part by a predator
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

preferred prey
type: Class
subclass of: prey
definition: Prey that is successfully captured and consumed at a higher frequency than other types of prey. The predator may be specially adapted for capturing or consuming its preferred prey or have special nutritional requirements that are only met by the preferred prey.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

alternate prey
type: Class
subclass of: prey
definition: Prey that is consumed only if the preferred prey are unavailable.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: alternative prey

internal parasite
type: Class
subclass of: parasite
definition: A parasite that lives entirely within the body of its host
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q9300235
has exact synonym: endoparasite

external parasite
type: Class
subclass of: parasite
definition: A parasite that lives on the exterior surface of its host
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7880449
has exact synonym: ectoparasite

mesoparasite
type: Class
subclass of: parasite
definition: A parasite that enters the body of the host, but remains partially outside
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

ophiophagy
type: Class
subclass of: predation
definition: A predation process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming snakes.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2746753
has exact synonym: snake eating

durophagy
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy from consuming hard organisms or hard parts of organisms. This can include plants, such as bamboo, animals with hard shells, such as corals, or the hard parts of organisms, such as bone. Durophagy requires special adaptions, such as blunt, strong teeth and a heavy jaw.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
definition source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durophagy
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5316712

piscivore
type: Class
subclass of: predator
definition: A predator that primarily eats fish
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has db xref: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1420208
has exact synonym: fish eater

filter feeder
type: Class
subclass of: suspension feeder
definition: A suspension feeder that acquires nutrition by consuming particles using a filtering apparatus.

planktivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002470
  some values from: ENVO_01000063
subclass of: suspension feeder
definition: A suspension feeder that acquires nutrition by consuming planktonic organisms.

osmotroph
type: Class
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: A heterotroph that obtains dissolved organic compounds by osmosis for nutrition. An osmotroph is not directly involved in breaking down organic material to create the organic compounds it uses.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

chemosymbiosis
type: Class
subclass of: symbiotrophy
definition: A symbiotrophic process in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

photosymbiosis
type: Class
subclass of: symbiotrophy
definition: A symbiotrophic process in which a photosynthetic organism provides energy and nutrients to a heterotrophic organism.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

organotrophy
type: Class
subclass of: trophic process
definition: A trophic process during which a living entity acquires reducing equivalents from organic chemicals for use in biosynthesis or energy conservation via aerobic or anaerobic respiration.

chemotrophy
type: Class
subclass of: trophic process
definition: A trophic process during which a living entity generates food from abiotic sources or through consumption of living or dead material, and captures energy from preformed molecules.

sanguivore
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002215
    some values from: hematophagy
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: RO_0002470
    some values from: UBERON_0000178
subclass of: carnivore
definition: A carnivore that consumes blood, during a brief, temporary interaction.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: blood eater
has exact synonym: hematophage

hematophagy
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002233
  some values from: UBERON_0000178
subclass of: carnivory
definition: A carnivorous process during which a living entity acquires food and energy from consuming blood.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

viral predation
type: Class
subclass of: GO_0022414
definition: A reproductive process wherein a virus uses another cell for reproduction. This process causes the mortality of the host cell via lysis.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

leaf miner
type: Class
equivalent class: Restriction
  on property: RO_0002634
  some values from: PO_0025034
subclass of: folivore
definition: a folivore that lives in and eats the leaf tissue of plants
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

herbivorous grazer
type: Class
subclass of: herbivore
definition: an herbivore that primarily consumes grasses, leaves, and other soft plant material
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9943-2342

herbivorous browser
type: Class
subclass of: herbivore
definition: An herbivore that primarily consumes twigs, leaves, and bark of trees and shrubs.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

microcarnivore
type: Class
subclass of: carnivore
definition: a carnivore that primarily eats organisms less than 1 cm in their longest dimension
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9943-2342

sulfur reducer
type: Class
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: an organism that uses inorganic sulfur compounds as a terminal electron acceptor during cellular respiration
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: sulfur reducing organism
has exact synonym: sulphur reducer
has exact synonym: sulphur reducing organism

anaerobe
type: Class
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: an organism that does not require oxygen for growth
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: anaerobic organism

aerobe
type: Class
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: an organism that can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: aerobic organism

prototroph
type: Class
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: an organism capable of producing all amino acids required for its growth
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: prototrophic organism

auxotroph
type: Class
subclass of: OBI_0100026
definition: an organism that is unable to synthesize a particular organic compound required for its growth
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: auxotrophic organism

coprophage
type: Class
subclass of: decomposer
definition: a decomposer which obtains nutrition by consuming feces
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

facultative anaerobe
type: Class
subclass of: anaerobe
definition: an anaerobe that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation if oxygen is absent.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: facultative anaerobic organism

obligate anaerobe
type: Class
subclass of: anaerobe
definition: an anaerobe that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

obligate aerobe
type: Class
subclass of: aerobe
definition: an aerobe that requires oxygen to grow
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

microaerophile
type: Class
subclass of: aerobe
definition: an aerobe that can grow at oxygen levels lower than what is present in the atmosphere
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
has exact synonym: microaerophilic organism

aerotolerant anaerobe
type: Class
subclass of: anaerobe
definition: an anaerobe that can tolerate low levels of oxygen

deposit feeding
type: Class
subclass of: heterotrophy
definition: A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming particles of organic matter that have settled to the bottom of a body of water
creator: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327
date: 2021-10-26T20:14:31Z

species range
type: Class
subclass of: ENVO_01000408
definition: An environmental zone that encompasses the geographical area in which most members of a species as collection of organisms can be found.
editor note: I feel that there should be some relationship to "species as collection of organisms" but I don't know which one. Determined by seems a little too strong, but might work.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-0078
comment: Not all member of the species are necessarily found within its range, because there may be individuals in zoos or individuals that have strayed beyond the range but which will not be able to form a sustainable population in the new area. The latter individuals are often referred to as vagrants.

Axiom
annotated source: species range
annotated property: definition
annotated target: An environmental zone that encompasses the geographical area in which most members of a species as collection of organisms can be found.
definition source: Range

ENVO_01000063
type: Class
has related synonym: algae

omnivore
type: Class
subclass of: heterotroph
definition: A heterotroph that consumes plant and animal matter either in whole or in part via ingestion through a type of "mouth". Animal and plant matter is broken down through an internal digestion process
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

territory
type: Class
subclass of: ENVO_01000408
definition: An environmental zone which an animal consistently defends against conspecifics or, occasionally, animals of other species
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327

editor preferred term

example of usage

has curation status

alternative term

has axiom label

temporal interpretation

is a defining property chain axiom

is a defining property chain axiom where second argument is reflexive

UBERON_0007197
has exact synonym: monoecious organism