Eucestoda
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Eucestoda is a large group of parasitic flatworms commonly known as true tapeworms, which inhabit the intestines of vertebrate hosts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eucestoda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5516383 — 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: Eucestoda Context triple: [Cestoda, includesSubclass, Eucestoda]
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A.
Nemertea
Nemertea, commonly known as ribbon worms, is a phylum of mostly marine, elongated, often brightly colored worms distinguished by their unique eversible proboscis used for hunting.
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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.
Anaspida
Anaspida is an extinct group of jawless, armored fishes known from the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by streamlined bodies and bony head shields.
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D.
Acoela
Acoela are simple, small, worm-like marine animals lacking a true gut, considered among the most basal and primitive bilaterian animals.
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E.
Enteropneusta
Enteropneusta is a class of marine hemichordates commonly known as acorn worms, characterized by their burrowing lifestyle and worm-like bodies with a distinct proboscis, collar, and trunk.
- 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: Eucestoda Target entity description: Eucestoda is a large group of parasitic flatworms commonly known as true tapeworms, which inhabit the intestines of vertebrate hosts.
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A.
Nemertea
Nemertea, commonly known as ribbon worms, is a phylum of mostly marine, elongated, often brightly colored worms distinguished by their unique eversible proboscis used for hunting.
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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.
Anaspida
Anaspida is an extinct group of jawless, armored fishes known from the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by streamlined bodies and bony head shields.
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D.
Acoela
Acoela are simple, small, worm-like marine animals lacking a true gut, considered among the most basal and primitive bilaterian animals.
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E.
Enteropneusta
Enteropneusta is a class of marine hemichordates commonly known as acorn worms, characterized by their burrowing lifestyle and worm-like bodies with a distinct proboscis, collar, and trunk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of parasitic flatworms
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taxonomic class ⓘ |
| attachmentStructure |
hooks on scolex in many species
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suckers on scolex ⓘ |
| bodyPlanFeature |
dorsoventrally flattened body
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proglottids ⓘ scolex ⓘ segmented body ⓘ strobila ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| circulatorySystem | lacks circulatory system ⓘ |
| commonName | true tapeworms ⓘ |
| development | indirect development ⓘ |
| digestiveSystem | lacks digestive tract ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Cestodaria ⓘ |
| diversity | contains thousands of species ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
causes diseases in humans
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causes diseases in livestock ⓘ |
| excretorySystem | protonephridial excretory system ⓘ |
| feedingMode | absorptive feeding through tegument ⓘ |
| fertility | high egg production ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| hasLifeCycleFeature |
definitive host is usually a vertebrate
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requires intermediate host in many species ⓘ |
| hostType | vertebrates ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
adult
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egg ⓘ larva ⓘ |
| lifestyle | endoparasite ⓘ |
| nervousSystem | simple nervous system ⓘ |
| notableDisease |
cysticercosis
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diphyllobothriasis ⓘ taeniasis ⓘ |
| organismType | parasitic flatworms ⓘ |
| outerCovering | syncytial tegument ⓘ |
| phylum | Platyhelminthes ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
hermaphroditic
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sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchUse | model for host–parasite interactions ⓘ |
| respiratorySystem | lacks specialized respiratory organs ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Cestoda ⓘ |
| subphylum | Neodermata ⓘ |
| superclass | Cestoda ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
ingestion of eggs in contaminated food or water
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ingestion of larval cysts in undercooked meat or fish ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat | intestines of vertebrates ⓘ |
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: Eucestoda Description of subject: Eucestoda is a large group of parasitic flatworms commonly known as true tapeworms, which inhabit the intestines of vertebrate hosts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.