Dothideomycetes
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Dothideomycetes is a large and diverse class of ascomycete fungi that includes many important plant pathogens and saprobes found in a wide range of terrestrial habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dothideomycetes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6307320 — 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: Dothideomycetes Context triple: [Venturia inaequalis, class, Dothideomycetes]
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A.
Pleosporales
Pleosporales is a large order of ascomycete fungi that includes many plant-pathogenic and saprobic species found in diverse terrestrial habitats.
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B.
Leotiomycetes
Leotiomycetes is a class of filamentous ascomycete fungi that includes many plant pathogens and saprobes, characterized by producing their spores in apothecia or similar cup-like fruiting bodies.
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C.
Pezizomycetes
Pezizomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
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D.
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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E.
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
- 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: Dothideomycetes Target entity description: Dothideomycetes is a large and diverse class of ascomycete fungi that includes many important plant pathogens and saprobes found in a wide range of terrestrial habitats.
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A.
Pleosporales
Pleosporales is a large order of ascomycete fungi that includes many plant-pathogenic and saprobic species found in diverse terrestrial habitats.
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B.
Leotiomycetes
Leotiomycetes is a class of filamentous ascomycete fungi that includes many plant pathogens and saprobes, characterized by producing their spores in apothecia or similar cup-like fruiting bodies.
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C.
Pezizomycetes
Pezizomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
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D.
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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E.
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of fungi
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taxon ⓘ |
| causesDisease |
Septoria tritici blotch of wheat (via Zymoseptoria tritici)
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apple scab (via Venturia inaequalis) ⓘ leaf spots and blights on many crops ⓘ |
| contains |
many plant pathogens
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many saprobes ⓘ |
| distribution |
cosmopolitan
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occurs in arid regions ⓘ occurs in boreal regions ⓘ occurs in temperate regions ⓘ occurs in tropical regions ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
endophyte
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lichenicolous fungus in some lineages ⓘ plant pathogen ⓘ saprobe ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
causes plant diseases that reduce agricultural yields
ⓘ
includes important crop pathogens ⓘ |
| habitat | terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
forms asci within pseudothecia or locules
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large and diverse group ⓘ often has bitunicate asci ⓘ often has darkly pigmented (dematiaceous) mycelium or spores ⓘ |
| hasSynonym | Dothideomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka (author citation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
many endophytes
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many epiphytes ⓘ many foliar plant pathogens ⓘ many saprobic species on plant debris ⓘ many stem and fruit pathogens ⓘ |
| includesOrder |
Acrospermales
NERFINISHED
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Asterinales NERFINISHED ⓘ Botryosphaeriales NERFINISHED ⓘ Capnodiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Cladosporiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Dothideales NERFINISHED ⓘ Hysteriales NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahnulales NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirschsteiniotheliales NERFINISHED ⓘ Microthyriales NERFINISHED ⓘ Monoblastiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Myriangiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Patellariales NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleosporales NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleosporales s.l. (sensu lato) with many families ⓘ Strigulales NERFINISHED ⓘ Trypetheliales NERFINISHED ⓘ Tubeufiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Venturiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology |
ascospores often septate
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often produces pseudothecial or loculoascomycete ascomata ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alternaria
NERFINISHED
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Cladosporium NERFINISHED ⓘ Mycosphaerella NERFINISHED ⓘ Venturia inaequalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zymoseptoria tritici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Index Fungorum
NERFINISHED
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MycoBank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction via conidia
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sexual reproduction via asci and ascospores ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pezizomycotina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| systematics |
belongs to subphylum Pezizomycotina of Ascomycota
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one of the largest classes of Ascomycota ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| typeOf | ascomycete fungi ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Dothideomycetes Description of subject: Dothideomycetes is a large and diverse class of ascomycete fungi that includes many important plant pathogens and saprobes found in a wide range of terrestrial habitats.
Referenced by (1)
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