Outline of Fungi
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The Outline of Fungi is a taxonomic reference work that systematically summarizes and updates the classification and nomenclature of fungal groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Outline of Fungi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5902649 — 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: Outline of Fungi Context triple: [Trichosphaeriales, includedIn, Outline of Fungi]
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A.
Fungi
Fungi are a kingdom of mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that obtain nutrients by absorbing them from organic matter, including molds, yeasts, and mushrooms.
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B.
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
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C.
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a large and diverse phylum of fungi characterized by producing spores in sac-like structures called asci, and includes yeasts, molds, and many plant pathogens.
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D.
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
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E.
Dikarya
Dikarya is a major fungal subkingdom that includes the sac fungi and club fungi, characterized by a life cycle stage in which cells contain two genetically distinct nuclei.
- 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: Outline of Fungi Target entity description: The Outline of Fungi is a taxonomic reference work that systematically summarizes and updates the classification and nomenclature of fungal groups.
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A.
Fungi
Fungi are a kingdom of mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that obtain nutrients by absorbing them from organic matter, including molds, yeasts, and mushrooms.
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B.
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
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C.
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a large and diverse phylum of fungi characterized by producing spores in sac-like structures called asci, and includes yeasts, molds, and many plant pathogens.
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D.
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
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E.
Dikarya
Dikarya is a major fungal subkingdom that includes the sac fungi and club fungi, characterized by a life cycle stage in which cells contain two genetically distinct nuclei.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mycological classification
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scientific publication ⓘ taxonomic reference work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide a comprehensive outline of recognized fungal taxa
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reflect current phylogenetic understanding of fungi ⓘ |
| audience |
curators of fungal collections
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graduate students in mycology ⓘ professional mycologists ⓘ |
| characteristic |
based on contemporary taxonomic literature
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periodically updated ⓘ systematically organized ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
harmonization of fungal classification
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stability of fungal names ⓘ |
| describes |
families of Fungi
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genera of Fungi ⓘ higher-level fungal groups ⓘ orders of Fungi ⓘ taxa of Fungi ⓘ |
| field |
fungal taxonomy
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mycology ⓘ systematics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Fungi
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fungal classification ⓘ fungal nomenclature ⓘ |
| includes |
nomenclatural notes
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phylogenetically informed classification schemes ⓘ references to primary mycological literature ⓘ |
| provides |
author citations for fungal names
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current taxonomic placement of fungal taxa ⓘ synonymy information for fungal taxa ⓘ systematic overview of fungal groups ⓘ |
| purpose |
to standardize fungal nomenclature
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to summarize fungal classification ⓘ to update fungal taxonomy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
NERFINISHED
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phylogenetic studies of fungi ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
citations in mycological research
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taxonomic revisions ⓘ |
| typeOf |
classification framework
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secondary taxonomic source ⓘ |
| usedBy |
biodiversity researchers
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mycologists ⓘ taxonomists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
checking current fungal classification
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comparing alternative taxonomic treatments ⓘ identifying accepted fungal names ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Outline of Fungi Description of subject: The Outline of Fungi is a taxonomic reference work that systematically summarizes and updates the classification and nomenclature of fungal groups.
Referenced by (1)
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