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WOD code table: t_8_taxon_trophic_level

code_nameTaxon trophic level
unitsWOD code table
1AUTOTROPH (unspecified) also "holophytic"
2AUTOTROPH-CHEMO
3AUTOTROPH-PHOTO
4HETEROTROPH (unspecified) also "holozoic"
5HETEROTROPH-PARASITIC
6HETEROTROPH-SAPROPHYTIC
7PLASTIDIC; has plastids
8NON-PLASTIDIC; does not have plastids
9OLIGOTROPH