Discoba supergroup
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The Discoba supergroup is a major clade of unicellular eukaryotes within Excavata that includes diverse free-living and parasitic flagellates such as euglenids and kinetoplastids.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Discoba supergroup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8357347 — 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: Discoba supergroup Context triple: [Excavata, includesTaxon, Discoba supergroup]
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A.
Beck, Bogert & Appice
Beck, Bogert & Appice was a short-lived early-1970s rock supergroup featuring guitarist Jeff Beck, bassist Tim Bogert, and drummer Carmine Appice, known for their heavy blues-rock sound.
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B.
Gang of Four
Gang of Four was the collective name given to the four senior Labour politicians who broke away to found the UK Social Democratic Party in 1981.
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C.
Gang of Four
Gang of Four is the influential group of four software engineers who authored the seminal book "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software," which popularized design patterns in software engineering.
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D.
Gang of Four
The Gang of Four was a powerful political faction in China, led by Jiang Qing and three close allies, that played a key role in the Cultural Revolution and was later blamed for its excesses.
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E.
Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship was an American pop-punk/electropop band known for its danceable, synth-driven sound and humorous, party-themed lyrics, rising to mainstream fame in the late 2000s.
- 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: Discoba supergroup Target entity description: The Discoba supergroup is a major clade of unicellular eukaryotes within Excavata that includes diverse free-living and parasitic flagellates such as euglenids and kinetoplastids.
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A.
Beck, Bogert & Appice
Beck, Bogert & Appice was a short-lived early-1970s rock supergroup featuring guitarist Jeff Beck, bassist Tim Bogert, and drummer Carmine Appice, known for their heavy blues-rock sound.
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B.
Gang of Four
Gang of Four was the collective name given to the four senior Labour politicians who broke away to found the UK Social Democratic Party in 1981.
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C.
Gang of Four
Gang of Four is the influential group of four software engineers who authored the seminal book "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software," which popularized design patterns in software engineering.
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D.
Gang of Four
The Gang of Four was a powerful political faction in China, led by Jiang Qing and three close allies, that played a key role in the Cultural Revolution and was later blamed for its excesses.
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E.
Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship was an American pop-punk/electropop band known for its danceable, synth-driven sound and humorous, party-themed lyrics, rising to mainstream fame in the late 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eukaryote supergroup
ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Excavata clade
ⓘ
linked to:
Excavata
|
| cellType | unicellular ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
disc-shaped mitochondrial cristae
ⓘ
excavated ventral feeding groove in many members ⓘ flagella-based motility ⓘ |
| composedOf |
flagellates
ⓘ
unicellular organisms ⓘ |
| contains |
heterotrophic lineages
ⓘ
parasitic lineages ⓘ photosynthetic lineages ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole |
free-living protists in aquatic environments
ⓘ
parasites of animals ⓘ parasites of plants ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | sometimes treated as part of Excavata sensu lato ⓘ |
| hasFlagella | one or more flagella ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Euglenozoa
ⓘ
Heterolobosea ⓘ
linked to:
Heteroloboseans
Jakobida ⓘ Tsukubamonadida ⓘ |
| hasMitochondria | mitochondria with discoidal cristae ⓘ |
| importance |
includes major human and veterinary pathogens via kinetoplastids
ⓘ
includes model organisms for studying flagellar function ⓘ |
| includes |
euglenids
ⓘ
free-living flagellates ⓘ kinetoplastids ⓘ parasitic flagellates ⓘ |
| isA | major eukaryotic lineage ⓘ |
| kingdom | Eukaryota ⓘ |
| mitochondrialGenome | often complex and divergent in some members ⓘ |
| namedAfter | disc-shaped mitochondrial cristae ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Euglena gracilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Euglena
Leishmania spp. ⓘ
linked to:
Leishmania
Trypanosoma brucei ⓘ
linked to:
Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma cruzi ⓘ
linked to:
Trypanosoma
|
| partOf | Excavata ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal branch within Discicristata in some classifications ⓘ |
| reproduction | primarily asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
parasitology ⓘ protistology ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Excavata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | supergroup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Discoba supergroup Description of subject: The Discoba supergroup is a major clade of unicellular eukaryotes within Excavata that includes diverse free-living and parasitic flagellates such as euglenids and kinetoplastids.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.