Ascaris lumbricoides
E92410
Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic roundworm that infects the human intestine and is a common cause of ascariasis worldwide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ascaris lumbricoides canonical | 3 |
| Ascaris | 2 |
| AscarisLumbricoides | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T776141 — 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: Ascaris lumbricoides Context triple: [Nematoda, includesTaxon, Ascaris lumbricoides]
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A.
Nematoda
Nematoda is a diverse phylum of elongated, unsegmented roundworms found in nearly every habitat on Earth, many of which are important parasites of plants, animals, and humans.
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B.
Eulipoa wallacei
Eulipoa wallacei, commonly known as Wallace's scrubfowl or Moluccan megapode, is a ground-dwelling bird from Indonesia that incubates its eggs in warm sand or soil using geothermal or solar heat instead of brooding them.
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C.
Critobulus
Critobulus was an ancient Athenian known from Plato’s dialogues as the son of Crito and an associate of Socrates.
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D.
Philortyx fasciatus
Philortyx fasciatus, commonly known as the banded quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird native to Mexico and the type species of the genus Philortyx.
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E.
Usus antiquior
Usus antiquior is the traditional form of the Roman Rite Mass as codified after the Council of Trent and used in the Catholic Church for centuries prior to the liturgical reforms of the 20th century.
- 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: Ascaris lumbricoides Target entity description: Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic roundworm that infects the human intestine and is a common cause of ascariasis worldwide.
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A.
Nematoda
Nematoda is a diverse phylum of elongated, unsegmented roundworms found in nearly every habitat on Earth, many of which are important parasites of plants, animals, and humans.
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B.
Eulipoa wallacei
Eulipoa wallacei, commonly known as Wallace's scrubfowl or Moluccan megapode, is a ground-dwelling bird from Indonesia that incubates its eggs in warm sand or soil using geothermal or solar heat instead of brooding them.
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C.
Critobulus
Critobulus was an ancient Athenian known from Plato’s dialogues as the son of Crito and an associate of Socrates.
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D.
Philortyx fasciatus
Philortyx fasciatus, commonly known as the banded quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird native to Mexico and the type species of the genus Philortyx.
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E.
Usus antiquior
Usus antiquior is the traditional form of the Roman Rite Mass as codified after the Council of Trent and used in the Catholic Church for centuries prior to the liturgical reforms of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nematode
ⓘ
parasitic roundworm ⓘ species ⓘ |
| binomialName | Ascaris lumbricoides self-link ⓘ |
| bodyCavityType | pseudocoelomate ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| causes | ascariasis ⓘ |
| commonName | giant intestinal roundworm ⓘ |
| diagnosisMethod |
detection of eggs in feces
ⓘ
stool microscopy ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| eggCharacteristic |
environmentally resistant eggs
ⓘ
thick-shelled eggs ⓘ |
| family | Ascarididae ⓘ |
| genus |
Ascaris lumbricoides
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ascaris
|
| geographicDistribution |
subtropical regions
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tropical regions ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| habitat | human intestine ⓘ |
| hostType | obligate human parasite ⓘ |
| infects |
human host
ⓘ
human small intestine ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
adult worm
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ |
| morphology |
cylindrical body
ⓘ
tapered ends ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic organism ⓘ |
| phylum | Nematoda ⓘ |
| prevention |
health education
ⓘ
improved sanitation ⓘ mass deworming programs ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sex | dioecious ⓘ |
| symptomAssociatedWithInfection |
abdominal pain
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growth retardation in children ⓘ intestinal obstruction ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionAssociatedWith |
contaminated food
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contaminated soil ⓘ poor sanitation ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
fecal-oral route
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ingestion of embryonated eggs ⓘ |
| treatment |
albendazole
ⓘ
ivermectin ⓘ mebendazole ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ascaris lumbricoides Description of subject: Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic roundworm that infects the human intestine and is a common cause of ascariasis worldwide.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ascaris
this entity surface form:
Ascaris
this entity surface form:
AscarisLumbricoides