Euryarchaeota
E41402
Euryarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes diverse microorganisms such as many methanogens, extreme halophiles, and some thermophiles.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euryarchaeota canonical | 3 |
| Archaeoglobi | 1 |
| Halobacteria | 1 |
| Methanococci | 1 |
| Methanomicrobia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321262 — 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: Euryarchaeota Context triple: [Archaea, kingdomsIncluded, Euryarchaeota]
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A.
Archaea
Archaea are a domain of single-celled microorganisms distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes, often known for thriving in extreme environments and possessing unique biochemical and genetic features.
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B.
Monera
Monera is a former biological kingdom that comprised all prokaryotic, single-celled organisms such as bacteria and archaea, distinguished by their lack of a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
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C.
Eukarya
Eukarya is the domain of life comprising all organisms with complex eukaryotic cells containing membrane-bound organelles and a true nucleus.
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D.
Protista
Protista is a diverse kingdom of mostly single-celled eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals, plants, nor fungi.
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E.
Critobulus
Critobulus was an ancient Athenian known from Plato’s dialogues as the son of Crito and an associate of Socrates.
- 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: Euryarchaeota Target entity description: Euryarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes diverse microorganisms such as many methanogens, extreme halophiles, and some thermophiles.
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A.
Archaea
Archaea are a domain of single-celled microorganisms distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes, often known for thriving in extreme environments and possessing unique biochemical and genetic features.
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B.
Monera
Monera is a former biological kingdom that comprised all prokaryotic, single-celled organisms such as bacteria and archaea, distinguished by their lack of a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
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C.
Eukarya
Eukarya is the domain of life comprising all organisms with complex eukaryotic cells containing membrane-bound organelles and a true nucleus.
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D.
Protista
Protista is a diverse kingdom of mostly single-celled eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals, plants, nor fungi.
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E.
Critobulus
Critobulus was an ancient Athenian known from Plato’s dialogues as the son of Crito and an associate of Socrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
phylum
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| cellType | prokaryote ⓘ |
| cellWall | lacks peptidoglycan ⓘ |
| characteristicProcess | methane production ⓘ |
| containsClass |
Archaeoglobi
ⓘ
linked to:
Euryarchaeota
Halobacteria ⓘ
linked to:
Euryarchaeota
Methanobacteria ⓘ Methanococci ⓘ
linked to:
Euryarchaeota
Methanomicrobia ⓘ
linked to:
Euryarchaeota
Methanopyri ⓘ Nanoarchaeota ⓘ Thermococci ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Crenarchaeota
ⓘ
Thaumarchaeota ⓘ |
| domain | Archaea ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
carbon cycle
ⓘ
methane cycle ⓘ nitrogen cycle ⓘ |
| geneticMaterial | circular DNA chromosome ⓘ |
| habitat |
anaerobic environments
ⓘ
animal gastrointestinal tracts ⓘ hot springs ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ hypersaline environments ⓘ marine environments ⓘ sediments ⓘ |
| impact | greenhouse gas production via methane ⓘ |
| includes |
acidophiles
ⓘ
alkaliphiles ⓘ extreme halophiles ⓘ halophilic archaea ⓘ marine group II archaea ⓘ marine group III archaea ⓘ methanogenic archaea ⓘ methanogens ⓘ thermophiles ⓘ thermophilic archaea ⓘ |
| isA | major phylum of Archaea ⓘ |
| kingdom | Archaea ⓘ |
| membraneLipidType | ether-linked lipids ⓘ |
| metabolismType | methanogenesis ⓘ |
| namingAuthority |
Woese and colleagues
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Woese
|
| oxygenRequirement | anaerobic ⓘ |
| oxygenTolerance | some species are aerotolerant ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
binary fission ⓘ |
| salinityPreference | extremely halophilic ⓘ |
| taxonRank | phylum ⓘ |
| temperatureRange |
hyperthermophilic
ⓘ
mesophilic ⓘ thermophilic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Euryarchaeota Description of subject: Euryarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes diverse microorganisms such as many methanogens, extreme halophiles, and some thermophiles.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Euryarchaeota
linked to: Euryarchaeota
linked to: Euryarchaeota
linked to: Euryarchaeota