Pillar Point

Biotic Interactions

In order to learn more about the ecosystem at Pillar Point we examined the data from Global Biotic Interactions.  GloBI provides species interaction data  such as predator-prey,  parasite-host. We retrieved all the species that have 10 or more observations from Intertidal Biodiversity Survey at Pillar Point in iNaturalist, and  screened the list of interacting taxa for overlap with GBIF species and eDNA species. 

Patiria miniata

Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asterinidae, Patiria, Patiria miniata

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Echinodermata
rank: Phylum

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Bryozoa
rank: Phylum

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Porifera
rank: Phylum

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Bryozoa
rank: Phylum

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Porifera
rank: Phylum

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Celleporella
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Celleporella
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Urticina coriacea
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Animalia
rank: kingdom

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Plantae
rank: Kingdom

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Styela montereyensis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

host of Oxydromus pugettensis
rank: species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Styela montereyensis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Archidistoma
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Diaperoecia californica
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Chelyosoma productum
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Pycnoclavella stanleyi
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Euherdmania claviformis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Phidolopora labiata
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Solaster
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Urochordata
rank: Subdivision

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Polyclinum planum
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Primavelans insculpta
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Clavelina
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Crisia occidentalis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Tubulipora
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Lytechinus anamesus
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Thalamoporella californica
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Enhydra lutris nereis
rank: subspecies

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Loxorhynchus grandis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Urticina piscivora
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

interacts with Spheciospongia confoederata
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Spheciospongia confoederata
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preyed upon by Loxorhynchus grandis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Archidistoma
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Clavelina
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

preyed upon by Urticina piscivora
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Lytechinus anamesus
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Urochordata
rank: Subdivision

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Thalamoporella californica
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Polyclinum planum
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Chelyosoma productum
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Euherdmania claviformis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Primavelans insculpta
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Phidolopora labiata
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Pycnoclavella stanleyi
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preyed upon by Solaster
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Diaperoecia californica
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Crisia occidentalis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match