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. 

Pisaster ochraceus

Metazoa, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster ochraceus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Mollusca
rank: Phylum

eDNA match
GBIF match

interacts with Pisaster
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Balanus
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Cirripedia
rank: Infraclass

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Larus occidentalis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Mytilus californianus
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Pycnopodia helianthoides
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Tonicella lineata
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Tegula funebralis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Larus occidentalis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

interacts with Dermasterias imbricata
rank: WD:Q7432

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Tonicella lineata
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Mytilus californianus
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preyed upon by Pycnopodia helianthoides
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Solaster
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Loxorhynchus grandis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

host of Orchitophrya stellarum
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preyed upon by Solaster
rank: Genus

eDNA match
GBIF match

preyed upon by Loxorhynchus grandis
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match