Ophiostomataceae

E23677

fungal family taxon

Ophiostomataceae is a family of fungi that includes several important tree pathogens, notably species responsible for Dutch elm disease.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ophiostomataceae canonical	21
Ophiostomatales	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T184057 — 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: Ophiostomataceae
Context triple: [Ophiostoma ulmi, family, Ophiostomataceae]

A. Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma is a genus of fungi best known for containing species that cause Dutch elm disease in elm trees.
B. Ophiostoma ulmi
Ophiostoma ulmi is a pathogenic fungus best known for causing the devastating tree epidemic known as Dutch elm disease.
C. Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
D. Odontophoridae
Odontophoridae is a family of New World quails, small ground-dwelling game birds known for their rounded bodies, short tails, and often elaborate head plumes.
E. Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
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: Ophiostomataceae
Target entity description: Ophiostomataceae is a family of fungi that includes several important tree pathogens, notably species responsible for Dutch elm disease.

A. Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma is a genus of fungi best known for containing species that cause Dutch elm disease in elm trees.
B. Ophiostoma ulmi
Ophiostoma ulmi is a pathogenic fungus best known for causing the devastating tree epidemic known as Dutch elm disease.
C. Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
D. Odontophoridae
Odontophoridae is a family of New World quails, small ground-dwelling game birds known for their rounded bodies, short tails, and often elaborate head plumes.
E. Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fungal family ⓘ taxon ⓘ
associatedWith	bark beetles ⓘ
belongsToGroup	ophiostomatoid fungi ⓘ
class	Sordariomycetes ⓘ
distribution	worldwide ⓘ
division	Ascomycota ⓘ
ecologicalRole	endophyte ⓘ plant pathogen ⓘ saprobe ⓘ
habitat	galleries of bark beetles ⓘ wood of trees ⓘ
host	elm trees ⓘ
impact	causes economic losses in forestry ⓘ causes mortality of urban trees ⓘ causes vascular wilts in trees ⓘ
includesGenus	Ceratocystis ⓘ Fragosphaeria ⓘ Graphilbum ⓘ Fragosphaeria ⓘ surface form: Hyalorhinocladiella Leptographium ⓘ Ophiostoma ⓘ Pesotum ⓘ Raffaelea ⓘ Sporothrix ⓘ Subbaromyces ⓘ
includesSpecies	Ophiostoma himal-ulmi ⓘ Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ⓘ Ophiostoma ulmi ⓘ
kingdom	Fungi ⓘ
morphology	produces perithecial ascomata ⓘ produces sticky spore masses adapted for insect dispersal ⓘ
namedBy	C. J. Alexopoulos ⓘ G. C. Carroll ⓘ J. H. Frankland ⓘ T. H. Korf ⓘ
notableFor	includes pathogens causing Dutch elm disease ⓘ
order	Ophiostomataceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ophiostomatales
reproduction	asexual spores ⓘ sexual ascospores ⓘ
studiedInField	forest pathology ⓘ mycology ⓘ
subdivision	Pezizomycotina ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
transmissionVector	bark beetles ⓘ
typeGenus	Ophiostoma ⓘ
yearDescribed	1984 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited