Jakobida
E727692
Jakobida is a group of unicellular, flagellated protists characterized by distinctive feeding grooves and mitochondrial features, often studied for insights into early eukaryotic evolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jakobida canonical | 8 |
| Jakobida clade | 1 |
| Jakobida group | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8357283 — 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: Jakobida Context triple: [Excavata, hasMember, Jakobida]
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A.
Garrodia
Garrodia is a genus of small seabirds known as storm petrels within the family Hydrobatidae.
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B.
Lysidice
Lysidice is a figure in Greek mythology associated with the royal Perseid lineage descended from the hero Perseus.
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C.
Stheneboea
Stheneboea is a figure in Greek mythology, the wife of King Proetus of Tiryns, known for her tragic role in the story of the hero Bellerophon.
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D.
Neonteichos
Neonteichos was an ancient Greek city in the region of Aeolis on the western coast of Asia Minor.
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E.
Idoumaia
Idoumaia is the ancient Greek name for Idumea, a historical region south of Judea inhabited by the Edomites and later incorporated into the Hasmonean and Roman realms.
- 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: Jakobida Target entity description: Jakobida is a group of unicellular, flagellated protists characterized by distinctive feeding grooves and mitochondrial features, often studied for insights into early eukaryotic evolution.
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A.
Garrodia
Garrodia is a genus of small seabirds known as storm petrels within the family Hydrobatidae.
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B.
Lysidice
Lysidice is a figure in Greek mythology associated with the royal Perseid lineage descended from the hero Perseus.
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C.
Stheneboea
Stheneboea is a figure in Greek mythology, the wife of King Proetus of Tiryns, known for her tragic role in the story of the hero Bellerophon.
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D.
Neonteichos
Neonteichos was an ancient Greek city in the region of Aeolis on the western coast of Asia Minor.
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E.
Idoumaia
Idoumaia is the ancient Greek name for Idumea, a historical region south of Judea inhabited by the Edomites and later incorporated into the Hasmonean and Roman realms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of unicellular eukaryotes
ⓘ
protist order ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Jakobids ⓘ |
| cellMorphology |
elongated cell body
ⓘ
ventral feeding groove supported by cytoskeleton ⓘ |
| cellularity | unicellular ⓘ |
| cellWall | lacks rigid cell wall ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | protistologists studying excavate flagellates ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole | bacterivores ⓘ |
| feedingMode | phagocytosis of bacteria ⓘ |
| flagellarApparatus |
anterior flagellum used for locomotion
ⓘ
posteriorly directed flagellum associated with feeding groove ⓘ |
| genomeFeature |
mitochondrial genomes considered among the most gene-rich in eukaryotes
ⓘ
mitochondrial genomes with bacterial-like gene content ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
freshwater environments ⓘ marine environments ⓘ |
| hasCellType | flagellated cell ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
disc-shaped mitochondrial cristae
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distinctive feeding groove ⓘ free-living lifestyle ⓘ heterotrophic nutrition ⓘ mitochondria with bacterial-like features ⓘ phagotrophic feeding ⓘ |
| hasFlagella | two flagella ⓘ |
| hasMemberTaxon |
Jakoba libera
ⓘ
Reclinomonas americana ⓘ Seculamonas ecuadoriensis ⓘ |
| hasStructure | feeding groove ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| mitochondrialFeature |
mitochondrial genome organization considered primitive relative to other eukaryotes
ⓘ
presence of bacterial-type RNA polymerase genes in mitochondria (in some species) ⓘ |
| motility | flagellar motility ⓘ |
| nutritionType | non-photosynthetic ⓘ |
| observedWith |
electron microscopy
ⓘ
light microscopy ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal lineage within Excavata in some analyses ⓘ |
| phylogeneticSignificance | important for reconstructing ancestral eukaryotic cell features ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
evolution of mitochondria
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insights into early eukaryotic evolution ⓘ origin and diversification of Excavata ⓘ |
| supergroup | Excavata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jakobida Description of subject: Jakobida is a group of unicellular, flagellated protists characterized by distinctive feeding grooves and mitochondrial features, often studied for insights into early eukaryotic evolution.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jakobida
linked to: Jakobida
subject linked to:
Discoba supergroup
subject linked to:
Discoba group
subject linked to:
Malawimonadida group