Jakobid flagellates
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Jakobid flagellates are a group of unicellular, heterotrophic protists notable for their primitive mitochondria and distinctive flagellar apparatus, often studied for insights into early eukaryotic evolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jakobid flagellates canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jakobid flagellates Context triple: [Excavata, includesTaxon, Jakobid flagellates]
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Euglenida
Euglenida is a group of mostly unicellular, flagellated protists known for their flexible cell covering, distinctive feeding modes, and often photosynthetic members such as Euglena.
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Diplonemea
Diplonemea is a group of free-living, heterotrophic flagellate protists within the supergroup Excavata, notable for their distinctive mitochondrial genome organization and marine planktonic diversity.
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C.
Hypermastigida
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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Euglena
Euglena is a genus of single-celled, flagellated protists known for their mixotrophic nutrition, possessing both plant-like chloroplasts for photosynthesis and animal-like mobility.
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Parabasalia group
The Parabasalia group is a clade of flagellated, mostly anaerobic protists—many of them symbionts or parasites in animal guts—classified within the larger eukaryotic supergroup Excavata.
- 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: Jakobid flagellates Target entity description: Jakobid flagellates are a group of unicellular, heterotrophic protists notable for their primitive mitochondria and distinctive flagellar apparatus, often studied for insights into early eukaryotic evolution.
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A.
Euglenida
Euglenida is a group of mostly unicellular, flagellated protists known for their flexible cell covering, distinctive feeding modes, and often photosynthetic members such as Euglena.
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B.
Diplonemea
Diplonemea is a group of free-living, heterotrophic flagellate protists within the supergroup Excavata, notable for their distinctive mitochondrial genome organization and marine planktonic diversity.
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C.
Hypermastigida
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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D.
Euglena
Euglena is a genus of single-celled, flagellated protists known for their mixotrophic nutrition, possessing both plant-like chloroplasts for photosynthesis and animal-like mobility.
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E.
Parabasalia group
The Parabasalia group is a clade of flagellated, mostly anaerobic protists—many of them symbionts or parasites in animal guts—classified within the larger eukaryotic supergroup Excavata.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
protist clade
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unicellular eukaryote group ⓘ |
| cellMorphology | small, free-living cells ⓘ |
| cellStructure |
possess mitochondria with cristae
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possess typical eukaryotic nucleus ⓘ |
| cellularity | unicellular ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
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linked to:
Eukarya
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| ecologicalRole | bacterivore ⓘ |
| energyMetabolism | aerobic respiration ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance |
important for understanding early diversification of eukaryotes
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inform reconstruction of the mitochondrial endosymbiont ⓘ retain ancestral mitochondrial features ⓘ |
| feedingMode | phagotrophic ⓘ |
| flagellarApparatusFeature |
associated with ventral groove
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complex basal body arrangement ⓘ distinctive microtubular root system ⓘ |
| flagellation | biflagellate ⓘ |
| geneticCodeFeature | standard nuclear genetic code ⓘ |
| genomeFeature | informative for early eukaryotic evolution ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments
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freshwater environments ⓘ marine environments ⓘ |
| hasOrganelle | mitochondrion ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
flagellar apparatus
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ventral feeding groove ⓘ |
| hasTaxon |
Andalucia godoyi
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Jakoba libera ⓘ Reclinomonas americana ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Eukaryota
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linked to:
Eukarya
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| lifestyle | free-living ⓘ |
| mitochondrialGenomeFeature |
complex mitochondrial gene content
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gene-rich mitochondrial genome ⓘ presence of bacterial-type RNA polymerase genes ⓘ presence of bacterial-type operon-like gene clusters ⓘ presence of many ribosomal protein genes ⓘ retention of many bacterial genes ⓘ slowly derived mitochondrial genome ⓘ |
| mitochondrialGenomeResearch | among the most gene-rich mitochondrial genomes known ⓘ |
| mitochondrialGenomeSize | large mitochondrial genome ⓘ |
| mitochondrionType | bacteria-like mitochondrion ⓘ |
| nutritionType | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| parasitism | non-parasitic ⓘ |
| phylogeneticAffinity | related to Discoba ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | deep-branching eukaryote lineage ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model for early-branching eukaryotes
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model for mitochondrial evolution ⓘ used to study eukaryotic cell evolution ⓘ used to study origin of mitochondria ⓘ |
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Subject: Jakobid flagellates Description of subject: Jakobid flagellates are a group of unicellular, heterotrophic protists notable for their primitive mitochondria and distinctive flagellar apparatus, often studied for insights into early eukaryotic evolution.
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