Ophidascaris
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Ophidascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms (nematodes) known for infecting reptiles and other vertebrate hosts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ophidascaris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16318679 — 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: Ophidascaris Context triple: [Ascarididae, containsTaxon, Ophidascaris]
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A.
Lagochilascaris
Lagochilascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms known for infecting mammals, including humans, and causing a rare disease called lagochilascariasis.
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B.
Eugnathostomata
Eugnathostomata is a major clade of jawed vertebrates that includes most living fishes and all tetrapods, characterized by more advanced jaw and skeletal features than other gnathostomes.
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C.
Parascaris
Parascaris is a genus of large intestinal roundworms that primarily infect horses and other equids, often causing parasitic disease in young animals.
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D.
Trochocercus
Trochocercus is a genus of small insectivorous birds known as fairy flycatchers, belonging to the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae.
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E.
Diplostomida
Diplostomida is an order of parasitic flatworms (trematodes) that includes medically important blood flukes such as Schistosoma species.
- 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: Ophidascaris Target entity description: Ophidascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms (nematodes) known for infecting reptiles and other vertebrate hosts.
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A.
Lagochilascaris
Lagochilascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms known for infecting mammals, including humans, and causing a rare disease called lagochilascariasis.
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B.
Eugnathostomata
Eugnathostomata is a major clade of jawed vertebrates that includes most living fishes and all tetrapods, characterized by more advanced jaw and skeletal features than other gnathostomes.
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C.
Parascaris
Parascaris is a genus of large intestinal roundworms that primarily infect horses and other equids, often causing parasitic disease in young animals.
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D.
Trochocercus
Trochocercus is a genus of small insectivorous birds known as fairy flycatchers, belonging to the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae.
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E.
Diplostomida
Diplostomida is an order of parasitic flatworms (trematodes) that includes medically important blood flukes such as Schistosoma species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.