Diplostomida
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Diplostomida is an order of parasitic flatworms (trematodes) that includes medically important blood flukes such as Schistosoma species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diplostomida canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5516449 — 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: Diplostomida Context triple: [Schistosoma mansoni, order, Diplostomida]
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A.
Trematoda
Trematoda is a class of parasitic flatworms, commonly known as flukes, that infect a wide range of animal hosts including humans.
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B.
Eugnathostomata
Eugnathostomata is a major clade of jawed vertebrates that includes most living fishes and all tetrapods, characterized by more advanced jaw and skeletal features than other gnathostomes.
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C.
Schistosomatidae
Schistosomatidae is a family of parasitic blood flukes (trematodes) that infect vertebrate hosts, including humans, and cause schistosomiasis.
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D.
Cestoda
Cestoda is a class of parasitic flatworms commonly known as tapeworms, which live in the intestines of vertebrate hosts and absorb nutrients through their body surface.
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E.
Monogenea
Monogenea is a class of parasitic flatworms, primarily ectoparasites on fish, characterized by a direct life cycle and specialized attachment organs.
- 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: Diplostomida Target entity description: Diplostomida is an order of parasitic flatworms (trematodes) that includes medically important blood flukes such as Schistosoma species.
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A.
Trematoda
Trematoda is a class of parasitic flatworms, commonly known as flukes, that infect a wide range of animal hosts including humans.
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B.
Eugnathostomata
Eugnathostomata is a major clade of jawed vertebrates that includes most living fishes and all tetrapods, characterized by more advanced jaw and skeletal features than other gnathostomes.
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C.
Schistosomatidae
Schistosomatidae is a family of parasitic blood flukes (trematodes) that infect vertebrate hosts, including humans, and cause schistosomiasis.
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D.
Cestoda
Cestoda is a class of parasitic flatworms commonly known as tapeworms, which live in the intestines of vertebrate hosts and absorb nutrients through their body surface.
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E.
Monogenea
Monogenea is a class of parasitic flatworms, primarily ectoparasites on fish, characterized by a direct life cycle and specialized attachment organs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of flatworms
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| associatedWithDiseaseInHumans | schistosomiasis ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| class | Trematoda ⓘ |
| definitiveHostOften |
birds
ⓘ
mammals ⓘ |
| describedAs | order of digenean trematodes ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
causes disease in humans
ⓘ
causes disease in livestock ⓘ |
| feedingType | endoparasite ⓘ |
| firstIntermediateHostTypically | freshwater snail ⓘ |
| hasBodyCavity | acoelomate ⓘ |
| hasDigestiveSystem | incomplete gut ⓘ |
| hasLifeCycleStage |
adult
ⓘ
cercaria ⓘ metacercaria ⓘ miracidium ⓘ redia ⓘ sporocyst ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alaria
ⓘ
Diplostomum ⓘ Posthodiplostomum ⓘ Schistosoma ⓘ Tylodelphys ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | ladder-like nervous system ⓘ |
| hasTaxonomicAuthority | taxonomic authority varies by family and genus ⓘ |
| includes |
avian trematodes
ⓘ
blood flukes ⓘ |
| includesMedicallyImportantTaxa | Schistosoma ⓘ |
| isA |
order of parasitic flatworms
ⓘ
order of trematodes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleType | digenetic ⓘ |
| locomotion | muscular movements ⓘ |
| parasitizes |
molluscs
ⓘ
vertebrates ⓘ |
| phylum | Platyhelminthes ⓘ |
| reproductionMode |
asexual reproduction in intermediate host
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| respirationType | anaerobic respiration ⓘ |
| secondIntermediateHostOften | fish ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
helminthology
ⓘ
parasitology ⓘ |
| subclass |
Digenea
ⓘ
linked to:
Trematoda
|
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diplostomida Description of subject: Diplostomida is an order of parasitic flatworms (trematodes) that includes medically important blood flukes such as Schistosoma species.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.