Lycopodiophyta
E51058
Lycopodiophyta is an ancient division of vascular plants that includes clubmosses and their relatives, characterized by microphyll leaves and spore-based reproduction.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lycopodiophyta canonical | 3 |
| Lycopodiales | 2 |
| Selaginellales | 2 |
| Isoetaceae | 1 |
| Isoetidae | 1 |
| Isoetopsida | 1 |
| Lycopodiaceae | 1 |
| Lycopodiopsida | 1 |
| Selaginellaceae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T391142 — 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.
Target entity: Lycopodiophyta Context triple: [Tracheophyta, superdivisionOf, Lycopodiophyta]
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A.
Bryophyta
Bryophyta is a subkingdom of non-vascular, spore-producing plants that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, typically found in moist environments.
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B.
Polypodiophyta
Polypodiophyta is the botanical division comprising the true ferns, a large group of vascular, spore-producing plants with characteristic fronds and a worldwide distribution.
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C.
Anthocerotophyta
Anthocerotophyta is a division of non-vascular plants commonly known as hornworts, characterized by their horn-like sporophytes and simple thalloid gametophytes.
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D.
Marchantiophyta
Marchantiophyta is a division of non-vascular plants commonly known as liverworts, characterized by simple, often thalloid bodies that typically inhabit moist, shaded environments.
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E.
Gnetophyta
Gnetophyta is a small, unusual division of gymnosperms that includes genera like Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia, notable for their diverse morphologies and debated evolutionary relationships among seed plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lycopodiophyta Target entity description: Lycopodiophyta is an ancient division of vascular plants that includes clubmosses and their relatives, characterized by microphyll leaves and spore-based reproduction.
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A.
Bryophyta
Bryophyta is a subkingdom of non-vascular, spore-producing plants that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, typically found in moist environments.
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B.
Polypodiophyta
Polypodiophyta is the botanical division comprising the true ferns, a large group of vascular, spore-producing plants with characteristic fronds and a worldwide distribution.
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C.
Anthocerotophyta
Anthocerotophyta is a division of non-vascular plants commonly known as hornworts, characterized by their horn-like sporophytes and simple thalloid gametophytes.
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D.
Marchantiophyta
Marchantiophyta is a division of non-vascular plants commonly known as liverworts, characterized by simple, often thalloid bodies that typically inhabit moist, shaded environments.
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E.
Gnetophyta
Gnetophyta is a small, unusual division of gymnosperms that includes genera like Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia, notable for their diverse morphologies and debated evolutionary relationships among seed plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant division
ⓘ
vascular plant clade ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
microphyll leaves
ⓘ
protostele-type vascular system ⓘ spore-based reproduction ⓘ |
| chromosomeType | haploid spores ⓘ |
| commonName | lycophytes ⓘ |
| containsClass |
Lycopodiophyta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lycopodiopsida
|
| containsFamily |
Lycopodiophyta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Isoetaceae
Lycopodiophyta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiophyta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Selaginellaceae
|
| containsOrder |
Isoetales
ⓘ
Lycopodiophyta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lycopodiales
Lycopodiophyta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Selaginellales
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| contributedTo | Carboniferous coal forests ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| diversifiedIn | Devonian period ⓘ |
| economicUse |
ornamental plants
ⓘ
spores used as lycopodium powder ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| evolutionaryAge | Paleozoic origin ⓘ |
| fertilizationRequires | water ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Silurian
ⓘ
surface form:
Silurian period
|
| gametophyteType | independent gametophyte ⓘ |
| habitat |
epiphytic
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hadArborescentFormsIn | Carboniferous period ⓘ |
| hasLeaves | true ⓘ |
| hasRoots | true ⓘ |
| hasStems | true ⓘ |
| hasVascularTissue | true ⓘ |
| includes |
clubmosses
ⓘ
quillworts ⓘ spikemosses ⓘ |
| isFern | false ⓘ |
| isFloweringPlant | false ⓘ |
| isSeedPlant | false ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | microphylls ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | alternation of generations ⓘ |
| modernHabit | mostly small herbaceous plants ⓘ |
| oftenForms | strobili ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| reproductionType | spore-bearing ⓘ |
| sisterGroupTo |
Tracheophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphyllophyta
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| sporangiaPosition | adaxial surface of microphylls ⓘ |
| sporesProducedIn | sporangia ⓘ |
| sporeType |
heterosporous in Isoetaceae
ⓘ
heterosporous in Selaginellaceae ⓘ homosporous in Lycopodiaceae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | division ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Lycopodiophyta Description of subject: Lycopodiophyta is an ancient division of vascular plants that includes clubmosses and their relatives, characterized by microphyll leaves and spore-based reproduction.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.