Hypermastigida
E731215
Hypermastigida is an order of flagellated protists, many of which live as symbionts in the guts of wood-eating insects and help them digest cellulose.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hypermastigida canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8357320 — 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: Hypermastigida Context triple: [Excavata, includesTaxon, Hypermastigida]
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A.
Kinetoplastea
Kinetoplastea is a class of flagellated protists best known for including parasitic species such as Trypanosoma and Leishmania, which cause serious diseases in humans and animals.
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B.
Rotifera
Rotifera is a phylum of microscopic, mostly aquatic invertebrates known for their wheel-like ciliated structures used for feeding and locomotion.
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C.
Aenictogiton
Aenictogiton is a little-known genus of African army ants within the subfamily Dorylinae, notable for its rarity and poorly understood biology.
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D.
Gastrotricha
Gastrotricha are a phylum of microscopic, aquatic invertebrates characterized by a ciliated body used for locomotion and a simple, worm-like form found in marine and freshwater environments.
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E.
Monocercomonoides
Monocercomonoides is a genus of single-celled, flagellated protists notable for lacking mitochondria and instead using bacterial-derived enzymes for essential cellular processes.
- 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: Hypermastigida Target entity description: Hypermastigida is an order of flagellated protists, many of which live as symbionts in the guts of wood-eating insects and help them digest cellulose.
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A.
Kinetoplastea
Kinetoplastea is a class of flagellated protists best known for including parasitic species such as Trypanosoma and Leishmania, which cause serious diseases in humans and animals.
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B.
Rotifera
Rotifera is a phylum of microscopic, mostly aquatic invertebrates known for their wheel-like ciliated structures used for feeding and locomotion.
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C.
Aenictogiton
Aenictogiton is a little-known genus of African army ants within the subfamily Dorylinae, notable for its rarity and poorly understood biology.
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D.
Gastrotricha
Gastrotricha are a phylum of microscopic, aquatic invertebrates characterized by a ciliated body used for locomotion and a simple, worm-like form found in marine and freshwater environments.
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E.
Monocercomonoides
Monocercomonoides is a genus of single-celled, flagellated protists notable for lacking mitochondria and instead using bacterial-derived enzymes for essential cellular processes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of protists
ⓘ
taxonomic order ⓘ |
| associatedProcess | symbiotic digestion ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cellulolytic bacteria ⓘ |
| cellStructure |
complex cytoskeleton
ⓘ
multiple flagellar tufts ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
carbon cycle via wood degradation
ⓘ
digestion of cellulose ⓘ digestion of lignocellulosic material ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole | cellulose digestion symbiont ⓘ |
| foundIn | xylophagous cockroaches ⓘ |
| habitat |
anaerobic environments
ⓘ
insect digestive tract ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
eukaryotic
ⓘ
flagellated ⓘ symbiotic ⓘ unicellular ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Holomastigotoides
ⓘ
Spirotrichonympha ⓘ
linked to:
Trichonympha
Trichonympha ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Parabasalia
ⓘ
linked to:
Parabasalia group
|
| importance | essential for termite wood digestion ⓘ |
| isParasitic | false ⓘ |
| isSymbiotic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Protista ⓘ |
| livesIn |
guts of wood-eating insects
ⓘ
termite hindgut ⓘ |
| motility | multiple flagella ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | anaerobic ⓘ |
| relationshipToHost | mutualistic symbiont ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
binary fission ⓘ |
| substrateUtilized |
cellulose
ⓘ
hemicellulose ⓘ |
| symbiontOf |
termites
ⓘ
wood-eating insects ⓘ |
| trophicMode | heterotrophic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hypermastigida Description of subject: Hypermastigida is an order of flagellated protists, many of which live as symbionts in the guts of wood-eating insects and help them digest cellulose.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Parabasalia group