Gorgoniidae
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Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals commonly known as sea fans and sea whips, characterized by their branching, fan-like colonies found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gorgoniidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16222428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gorgoniidae Context triple: [Γοργονία, parentTaxon, Gorgoniidae]
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A.
Gasterosteoidei
Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sticklebacks and their close relatives, characterized by spiny armor and often reduced scales.
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B.
Pycnoidei
Pycnoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, comprising various bottom-dwelling, often spiny species.
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C.
Synanceiidae
Synanceiidae is a family of venomous marine fish commonly known as stonefishes, notorious for being among the most poisonous fish in the world.
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D.
Aspidella
Aspidella is a disc-shaped Ediacaran fossil genus interpreted as one of the earliest known macroscopic organisms, possibly representing holdfasts or simple benthic life forms.
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E.
Cephalopachus
Cephalopachus is a genus of small nocturnal primates known as tarsiers, characterized by their large eyes, elongated tarsal bones, and insectivorous diet, found primarily in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gorgoniidae Target entity description: Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals commonly known as sea fans and sea whips, characterized by their branching, fan-like colonies found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
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A.
Gasterosteoidei
Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sticklebacks and their close relatives, characterized by spiny armor and often reduced scales.
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B.
Pycnoidei
Pycnoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, comprising various bottom-dwelling, often spiny species.
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C.
Synanceiidae
Synanceiidae is a family of venomous marine fish commonly known as stonefishes, notorious for being among the most poisonous fish in the world.
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D.
Aspidella
Aspidella is a disc-shaped Ediacaran fossil genus interpreted as one of the earliest known macroscopic organisms, possibly representing holdfasts or simple benthic life forms.
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E.
Cephalopachus
Cephalopachus is a genus of small nocturnal primates known as tarsiers, characterized by their large eyes, elongated tarsal bones, and insectivorous diet, found primarily in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.