Ophiostoma ips
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Ophiostoma ips is a species of fungus commonly associated with bark beetles and known for causing blue stain in conifer wood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ophiostoma ips canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T393447 — 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: Ophiostoma ips Context triple: [Ophiostoma, hasSpecies, Ophiostoma ips]
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A.
Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma is a genus of fungi best known for containing species that cause Dutch elm disease in elm trees.
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B.
Ophiostoma piceae
Ophiostoma piceae is a species of sap-staining fungus commonly associated with coniferous trees and known for causing blue stain in lumber.
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C.
Ophiostoma quercus
Ophiostoma quercus is a species of fungus in the genus Ophiostoma, commonly associated with wood and bark of oak trees and known for its role in tree diseases and wood discoloration.
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D.
Ophiostoma himal-ulmi
Ophiostoma himal-ulmi is a species of fungus in the Ophiostoma genus, known for its association with tree diseases similar to Dutch elm disease.
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E.
Ophiostoma ulmi
Ophiostoma ulmi is a pathogenic fungus best known for causing the devastating tree epidemic known as Dutch elm disease.
- 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: Ophiostoma ips Target entity description: Ophiostoma ips is a species of fungus commonly associated with bark beetles and known for causing blue stain in conifer wood.
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A.
Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma is a genus of fungi best known for containing species that cause Dutch elm disease in elm trees.
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B.
Ophiostoma piceae
Ophiostoma piceae is a species of sap-staining fungus commonly associated with coniferous trees and known for causing blue stain in lumber.
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C.
Ophiostoma quercus
Ophiostoma quercus is a species of fungus in the genus Ophiostoma, commonly associated with wood and bark of oak trees and known for its role in tree diseases and wood discoloration.
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D.
Ophiostoma himal-ulmi
Ophiostoma himal-ulmi is a species of fungus in the Ophiostoma genus, known for its association with tree diseases similar to Dutch elm disease.
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E.
Ophiostoma ulmi
Ophiostoma ulmi is a pathogenic fungus best known for causing the devastating tree epidemic known as Dutch elm disease.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ascomycete
ⓘ
fungus species ⓘ |
| affects | conifer wood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ips bark beetles
ⓘ
bark beetles ⓘ |
| causes | blue stain in conifer wood ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes ⓘ |
| colonizes | xylem of conifers ⓘ |
| colorProduced | blue stain ⓘ |
| dispersalVector | bark beetles ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | stain fungus ⓘ |
| family | Ophiostomataceae ⓘ |
| foundIn | sapwood of conifers ⓘ |
| genus | Ophiostoma ⓘ |
| growthForm | filamentous fungus ⓘ |
| habitat | coniferous forests ⓘ |
| host |
other conifer species
ⓘ
pine trees ⓘ spruce trees ⓘ |
| impact |
discoloration of timber
ⓘ
reduction of commercial value of wood ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| metabolism | saprotrophic ⓘ |
| order | Ophiostomatales ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | weak pathogen of conifers ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| relevance | forest products industry ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual spores
ⓘ
sexual spores ⓘ |
| studiedIn | forest pathology ⓘ |
| transmission | insect-mediated ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ophiostoma ips Description of subject: Ophiostoma ips is a species of fungus commonly associated with bark beetles and known for causing blue stain in conifer wood.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.