Enum: TrophicLevelEnum

Enumeration of trophic levels for organisms.

URI: basalt_schema:TrophicLevelEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
autotroph	None	Organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances
carboxydotroph	None	Organism that oxidizes carbon monoxide as energy source
chemoautolithotroph	None	Chemolithoautotroph using inorganic compounds
chemoautotroph	None	Organism using chemical energy to synthesize organic compounds
chemoheterotroph	None	Organism obtaining energy by oxidizing organic compounds
chemolithoautotroph	None	Organism using inorganic electron donors
chemolithotroph	None	Organism deriving energy from inorganic compounds
chemoorganoheterotroph	None	Organism using organic compounds as electron donors
chemoorganotroph	None	Organism obtaining energy from organic compounds
chemosynthetic	None	Organism using chemosynthesis
chemotroph	None	Organism obtaining energy from chemical reactions
copiotroph	None	Organism thriving in nutrient-rich environments
diazotroph	None	Organism capable of nitrogen fixation
facultative	None	Organism capable of multiple metabolic modes
heterotroph	None	Organism requiring organic compounds for nutrition
lithoautotroph	None	Organism using inorganic substrates
lithoheterotroph	None	Organism using inorganic electron donors with organic carbon
lithotroph	None	Organism using inorganic electron donors
methanotroph	None	Organism using methane as carbon/energy source
methylotroph	None	Organism using reduced one-carbon compounds
mixotroph	None	Organism combining autotrophy and heterotrophy
obligate	None	Organism restricted to one metabolic mode
oligotroph	None	Organism thriving in nutrient-poor environments
organoheterotroph	None	Organism using organic compounds
organotroph	None	Organism obtaining electrons from organic compounds
osmotroph	None	Organism absorbing dissolved nutrients
photoheterotroph	None	Organism using light with organic carbon
photoautotroph	None	Organism using light to fix carbon dioxide
photolithoautotroph	None	Photosynthetic organism using inorganic electron donors
photolithotroph	None	Organism using light and inorganic electron donors
phototroph	None	Organism using light as energy source

Slots

Name	Description
trophic_level	Trophic levels are the feeding position in a food chain

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://EMSL-Computing.github.io/BASALT-Schema

LinkML Source

name: TrophicLevelEnum
description: Enumeration of trophic levels for organisms.
from_schema: https://EMSL-Computing.github.io/BASALT-Schema
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  autotroph:
    text: autotroph
    description: Organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances
  carboxydotroph:
    text: carboxydotroph
    description: Organism that oxidizes carbon monoxide as energy source
  chemoautolithotroph:
    text: chemoautolithotroph
    description: Chemolithoautotroph using inorganic compounds
  chemoautotroph:
    text: chemoautotroph
    description: Organism using chemical energy to synthesize organic compounds
  chemoheterotroph:
    text: chemoheterotroph
    description: Organism obtaining energy by oxidizing organic compounds
  chemolithoautotroph:
    text: chemolithoautotroph
    description: Organism using inorganic electron donors
  chemolithotroph:
    text: chemolithotroph
    description: Organism deriving energy from inorganic compounds
  chemoorganoheterotroph:
    text: chemoorganoheterotroph
    description: Organism using organic compounds as electron donors
  chemoorganotroph:
    text: chemoorganotroph
    description: Organism obtaining energy from organic compounds
  chemosynthetic:
    text: chemosynthetic
    description: Organism using chemosynthesis
  chemotroph:
    text: chemotroph
    description: Organism obtaining energy from chemical reactions
  copiotroph:
    text: copiotroph
    description: Organism thriving in nutrient-rich environments
  diazotroph:
    text: diazotroph
    description: Organism capable of nitrogen fixation
  facultative:
    text: facultative
    description: Organism capable of multiple metabolic modes
  heterotroph:
    text: heterotroph
    description: Organism requiring organic compounds for nutrition
  lithoautotroph:
    text: lithoautotroph
    description: Organism using inorganic substrates
  lithoheterotroph:
    text: lithoheterotroph
    description: Organism using inorganic electron donors with organic carbon
  lithotroph:
    text: lithotroph
    description: Organism using inorganic electron donors
  methanotroph:
    text: methanotroph
    description: Organism using methane as carbon/energy source
  methylotroph:
    text: methylotroph
    description: Organism using reduced one-carbon compounds
  mixotroph:
    text: mixotroph
    description: Organism combining autotrophy and heterotrophy
  obligate:
    text: obligate
    description: Organism restricted to one metabolic mode
  oligotroph:
    text: oligotroph
    description: Organism thriving in nutrient-poor environments
  organoheterotroph:
    text: organoheterotroph
    description: Organism using organic compounds
  organotroph:
    text: organotroph
    description: Organism obtaining electrons from organic compounds
  osmotroph:
    text: osmotroph
    description: Organism absorbing dissolved nutrients
  photoheterotroph:
    text: photoheterotroph
    description: Organism using light with organic carbon
  photoautotroph:
    text: photoautotroph
    description: Organism using light to fix carbon dioxide
  photolithoautotroph:
    text: photolithoautotroph
    description: Photosynthetic organism using inorganic electron donors
  photolithotroph:
    text: photolithotroph
    description: Organism using light and inorganic electron donors
  phototroph:
    text: phototroph
    description: Organism using light as energy source