Rhabditidae
E396231
Rhabditidae is a family of small, often free-living or parasitic nematode worms that includes the widely studied model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhabditidae canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3872051 — 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: Rhabditidae Context triple: [Caenorhabditis elegans, family, Rhabditidae]
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A.
Heterenchelyidae
Heterenchelyidae is a family of eels within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as mud eels, characterized by their elongated bodies and burrowing habits in soft substrates.
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B.
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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C.
Aspredinidae
Aspredinidae is a family of South American banjo catfishes known for their flattened, leaf-like bodies and bottom-dwelling habits in freshwater habitats.
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D.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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E.
Rotifera
Rotifera is a phylum of microscopic, mostly aquatic invertebrates known for their wheel-like ciliated structures used for feeding and locomotion.
- 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: Rhabditidae Target entity description: Rhabditidae is a family of small, often free-living or parasitic nematode worms that includes the widely studied model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
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A.
Heterenchelyidae
Heterenchelyidae is a family of eels within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as mud eels, characterized by their elongated bodies and burrowing habits in soft substrates.
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B.
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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C.
Aspredinidae
Aspredinidae is a family of South American banjo catfishes known for their flattened, leaf-like bodies and bottom-dwelling habits in freshwater habitats.
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D.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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E.
Rotifera
Rotifera is a phylum of microscopic, mostly aquatic invertebrates known for their wheel-like ciliated structures used for feeding and locomotion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nematode family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyCavity | pseudocoelomate ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | bilaterally symmetrical ⓘ |
| class | Chromadorea ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
decomposer
ⓘ
soil nutrient cycling ⓘ |
| feedingType |
bacterivorous
ⓘ
fungivorous ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| habitat |
decaying organic matter
ⓘ
freshwater environments ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| hasCuticle | yes ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ |
| includesModelOrganism | Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Caenorhabditis
ⓘ
Caenorhabditis brenneri ⓘ Caenorhabditis briggsae ⓘ Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ Caenorhabditis japonica ⓘ Caenorhabditis remanei ⓘ Caenorhabditis tropicalis ⓘ Diploscapter ⓘ Halicephalobus ⓘ Heterorhabditis ⓘ Mesorhabditis ⓘ Oscheius ⓘ Pelodera ⓘ Rhabditis ⓘ Steinernema ⓘ |
| isA | roundworm family ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
commensal
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free-living ⓘ parasitic ⓘ |
| molting | ecdysis ⓘ |
| order | Rhabditida ⓘ |
| parasiticOn |
insects
ⓘ
plants ⓘ vertebrates ⓘ |
| phylum | Nematoda ⓘ |
| reproduction |
hermaphroditism
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| symmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalSize | microscopic ⓘ |
| usedIn |
developmental biology research
ⓘ
genetics research ⓘ neurobiology research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Rhabditidae Description of subject: Rhabditidae is a family of small, often free-living or parasitic nematode worms that includes the widely studied model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.