Suspected invalid interactions — parasites

[jemmybutton]

Following bird species are said to be parasites, which seems unlikely:
Tringa semipalmata: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Tringa%20semipalmata/parasiteOf
Calidris mauri: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Calidris%20mauri/parasiteOf
Larus occidentalis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Larus%20occidentalis/parasiteOf
Egretta tricolor: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Egretta%20tricolor/parasiteOf
Melanitta perspicillata: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Melanitta%20perspicillata/parasiteOf
Egretta thula: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Egretta%20thula/parasiteOf
Charadrius semipalmatus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Charadrius%20semipalmatus/parasiteOf
Limnodromus griseus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Limnodromus%20griseus/parasiteOf
Thalasseus maximus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Thalasseus%20maximus/parasiteOf
Egretta rufescens: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Egretta%20rufescens/parasiteOf
Mergus serrator: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Mergus%20serrator/parasiteOf
Larus delawarensis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Larus%20delawarensis/parasiteOf
Podilymbus podiceps: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Podilymbus%20podiceps/parasiteOf
Pandion haliaetus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Pandion%20haliaetus/parasiteOf
Larus canus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Larus%20canus/parasiteOf
Limosa fedoa: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Limosa%20fedoa/parasiteOf
Calidris minutilla: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Calidris%20minutilla/parasiteOf
Numenius americanus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Numenius%20americanus/parasiteOf
Tringa melanoleuca: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Tringa%20melanoleuca/parasiteOf
Butorides virescens: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Butorides%20virescens/parasiteOf
Ardea alba: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Ardea%20alba/parasiteOf
Sterna forsteri: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Sterna%20forsteri/parasiteOf
Thalasseus elegans: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Thalasseus%20elegans/parasiteOf
Podiceps nigricollis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Podiceps%20nigricollis/parasiteOf
Calidris alpina: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Calidris%20alpina/parasiteOf
Gavia immer: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Gavia%20immer/parasiteOf
Hydroprogne caspia: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Hydroprogne%20caspia/parasiteOf
Larus californicus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Larus%20californicus/parasiteOf
Bucephala albeola: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Bucephala%20albeola/parasiteOf
Pelecanus occidentalis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Pelecanus%20occidentalis/parasiteOf
Chroicocephalus philadelphia: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Chroicocephalus%20philadelphia/parasiteOf
Megaceryle alcyon: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Megaceryle%20alcyon/parasiteOf
Nycticorax nycticorax: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Nycticorax%20nycticorax/parasiteOf
Pluvialis squatarola: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Pluvialis%20squatarola/parasiteOf
Fulica americana: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Fulica%20americana/parasiteOf
Recurvirostra americana: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Recurvirostra%20americana/parasiteOf
Numenius phaeopus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Numenius%20phaeopus/parasiteOf
Phalacrocorax penicillatus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Phalacrocorax%20penicillatus/parasiteOf

Same for following fish species:
Paralichthys californicus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Paralichthys%20californicus/parasiteOf
Porichthys myriaster: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Porichthys%20myriaster/parasiteOf
Leptocottus armatus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Leptocottus%20armatus/parasiteOf
Ilypnus gilberti: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Ilypnus%20gilberti/parasiteOf
Pleuronichthys guttulatus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Pleuronichthys%20guttulatus/parasiteOf
Gillichthys mirabilis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Gillichthys%20mirabilis/parasiteOf
Fundulus parvipinnis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Fundulus%20parvipinnis/parasiteOf
Syngnathus leptorhynchus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Syngnathus%20leptorhynchus/parasiteOf
Quietula y-cauda: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Quietula%20y-cauda/parasiteOf
Clevelandia ios: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Clevelandia%20ios/parasiteOf
Acanthogobius flavimanus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Acanthogobius%20flavimanus/parasiteOf

Mollusks:
Chionista fluctifraga: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Chionista%20fluctifraga/parasiteOf
Chione californiensis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Chione%20californiensis/parasiteOf
Tagelus subteres: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Tagelus%20subteres/parasiteOf
Protothaca staminea: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Protothaca%20staminea/parasiteOf
Tagelus californianus: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Tagelus%20californianus/parasiteOf
Tagelus affinis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Tagelus%20affinis/parasiteOf
Macoma nasuta: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Macoma%20nasuta/parasiteOf

Flower:
Tripolium pannonicum: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Tripolium%20pannonicum/parasiteOf

Polychaete:
Polydora nuchalis: http://api.globalbioticinteractions.org/taxon/Polydora%20nuchalis/parasiteOf

And likely other species from the same sources.

[jhpoelen]

Thank you for submitting this issue! Your observations help improve the quality of the data provided through GloBI.

I have traced the unlikely parasites mentioned to a specific source (Hechinger et al. 2011) and fixed a GloBI bug in the an interaction mapping. See message of commit above for more info. The corrections should propagate within a day or two.

Please feel free to re-open the issue of the unlikely parasites still appear.

[jemmybutton]

Was parasite-host connection between Tripolium pannonicum and Carex extensa correct then?

[jhpoelen]

Thanks for your comment. I checked and found supporting evidence here from the bioinfo source:
http://www.bioinfo.org.uk/html/Aster_tripolium.htm

If you have more questions about this interaction, I suggest contacting the curator of BIoInfo: Malcolm Storey. Please let me know if you need his contact information.

[jemmybutton]

Thank you, it is said there that Carex extensa is parasited by A. t. pycnium and aecium which are, afaik, parts of parasitic fungus life cycle (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Puccina_graminis_lifecycle.gif), so that well might be an error worth reporting to BioInfo curator.

[jhpoelen]

Author Malcolm Storey has been notified by email.

[MalcolmStorey]

You're quite correct. This was a data entry error. The two offending records have now been deleted in the source database. Thanks for pointing this out.

[jhpoelen]

@MalcolmStorey thanks for resolving this so quickly. Once you provide updated version of the bioinfo data, I can propagate your corrections to GloBI. Idea - should we setup a weekly export so that GloBI can pickup changes automatically?

[MalcolmStorey]

Hi Jorrit,

I don’t think a weekly export is worth the trouble. I haven’t made any changes for months. It’s mainly a winter activity and actually I haven’t done much for a couple of winters now.

Malcolm

[jhpoelen]

I agree. I'll continue to make updates whenever you send an updated version of the database. It would make it easier for me if you would simply put the latest version at an internet accessible place. This way, I can automate the process of updating bio info whenever updates are available. If you like this idea, please provide the link to your archive.

Thanks!

[jhpoelen]

Included code in Bio Info importer to ignore the reported invalid interaction. Closing issue.