Notostraca
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Notostraca is an ancient order of freshwater crustaceans, commonly known as tadpole shrimps, characterized by shield-like carapaces and a fossil record extending back to the Triassic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Notostraca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18012670 — 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: Notostraca Context triple: [Branchiopoda, includesOrder, Notostraca]
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A.
Ostracoda
Ostracoda are a class of small, bivalve-shelled crustaceans commonly known as seed shrimp, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
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B.
Kinorhyncha
Kinorhyncha are a phylum of minute, segmented, marine invertebrates known as mud dragons, characterized by a spiny head and burrowing lifestyle in marine sediments.
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C.
Cephalocarida
Cephalocarida are a small, primitive class of benthic marine crustaceans characterized by their simple body plan and importance for understanding crustacean evolution.
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D.
Mystacocarida
Mystacocarida is a tiny, obscure group of marine crustaceans that live interstitially between sand grains in coastal sediments.
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E.
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of small, laterally compressed crustaceans that includes sand hoppers, beach fleas, and many freshwater and marine species important in aquatic ecosystems.
- 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: Notostraca Target entity description: Notostraca is an ancient order of freshwater crustaceans, commonly known as tadpole shrimps, characterized by shield-like carapaces and a fossil record extending back to the Triassic.
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A.
Ostracoda
Ostracoda are a class of small, bivalve-shelled crustaceans commonly known as seed shrimp, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
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B.
Kinorhyncha
Kinorhyncha are a phylum of minute, segmented, marine invertebrates known as mud dragons, characterized by a spiny head and burrowing lifestyle in marine sediments.
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C.
Cephalocarida
Cephalocarida are a small, primitive class of benthic marine crustaceans characterized by their simple body plan and importance for understanding crustacean evolution.
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D.
Mystacocarida
Mystacocarida is a tiny, obscure group of marine crustaceans that live interstitially between sand grains in coastal sediments.
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E.
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of small, laterally compressed crustaceans that includes sand hoppers, beach fleas, and many freshwater and marine species important in aquatic ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.