Phoronida
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Phoronida is a small phylum of tube-dwelling marine invertebrates known as horseshoe worms, characterized by a ciliated feeding structure called a lophophore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phoronida canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16211729 — 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: Phoronida Context triple: [Spiralia, includes, Phoronida]
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A.
Placozoa
Placozoa is a phylum of simple, flat, millimeter-sized marine animals with only a few distinct cell types and no true tissues or organs, considered among the most basal and primitive of all multicellular animals.
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B.
Entoprocta
Entoprocta is a small phylum of mostly marine, sessile, filter-feeding invertebrates that superficially resemble bryozoans but are distinguished by their crown of tentacles surrounding both mouth and anus.
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C.
Acoela
Acoela are simple, small, worm-like marine animals lacking a true gut, considered among the most basal and primitive bilaterian animals.
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D.
Gastrotricha
Gastrotricha are a phylum of microscopic, aquatic invertebrates characterized by a ciliated body used for locomotion and a simple, worm-like form found in marine and freshwater environments.
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E.
Excavata
Excavata is a major supergroup of unicellular eukaryotes characterized by a ventral feeding groove and often modified mitochondria, including many free-living flagellates and important parasites.
- 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: Phoronida Target entity description: Phoronida is a small phylum of tube-dwelling marine invertebrates known as horseshoe worms, characterized by a ciliated feeding structure called a lophophore.
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A.
Placozoa
Placozoa is a phylum of simple, flat, millimeter-sized marine animals with only a few distinct cell types and no true tissues or organs, considered among the most basal and primitive of all multicellular animals.
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B.
Entoprocta
Entoprocta is a small phylum of mostly marine, sessile, filter-feeding invertebrates that superficially resemble bryozoans but are distinguished by their crown of tentacles surrounding both mouth and anus.
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C.
Acoela
Acoela are simple, small, worm-like marine animals lacking a true gut, considered among the most basal and primitive bilaterian animals.
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D.
Gastrotricha
Gastrotricha are a phylum of microscopic, aquatic invertebrates characterized by a ciliated body used for locomotion and a simple, worm-like form found in marine and freshwater environments.
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E.
Excavata
Excavata is a major supergroup of unicellular eukaryotes characterized by a ventral feeding groove and often modified mitochondria, including many free-living flagellates and important parasites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.