Nephrozoa
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Nephrozoa is a major clade of bilaterian animals characterized by the presence of true kidneys or kidney-like excretory organs and includes most animal phyla except sponges, cnidarians, and a few other early-branching groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nephrozoa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T822125 — 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: Nephrozoa Context triple: [Deuterostomia, higherClassification, Nephrozoa]
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A.
Staurozoa
Staurozoa is a class of stalked jellyfish-like cnidarians characterized by their sessile, upside-down medusa form typically attached to substrates in cold, shallow marine waters.
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B.
Adolphia
Adolphia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the buckthorn family, native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
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C.
Cubozoa
Cubozoa is a class of cnidarians commonly known as box jellyfish, characterized by their cube-shaped bells and potent venom.
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D.
Alphitonia
Alphitonia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as ash or soap trees, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Asia.
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E.
Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
- 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: Nephrozoa Target entity description: Nephrozoa is a major clade of bilaterian animals characterized by the presence of true kidneys or kidney-like excretory organs and includes most animal phyla except sponges, cnidarians, and a few other early-branching groups.
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A.
Staurozoa
Staurozoa is a class of stalked jellyfish-like cnidarians characterized by their sessile, upside-down medusa form typically attached to substrates in cold, shallow marine waters.
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B.
Adolphia
Adolphia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the buckthorn family, native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
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C.
Cubozoa
Cubozoa is a class of cnidarians commonly known as box jellyfish, characterized by their cube-shaped bells and potent venom.
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D.
Alphitonia
Alphitonia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as ash or soap trees, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Asia.
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E.
Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal clade
ⓘ
clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
presence of excretory organs
ⓘ
presence of true kidneys or kidney-like organs ⓘ |
| containsMajorLineages |
Deuterostomia
ⓘ
Ecdysozoa ⓘ Lophotrochozoa ⓘ |
| excludes |
Cnidaria
ⓘ
Ctenophora ⓘ Placozoa ⓘ Porifera ⓘ |
| hasBodyPlan | triploblastic ⓘ |
| hasCirculatorySystemInManyMembers | true circulatory system ⓘ |
| hasCommonAncestorWith | Xenacoelomorpha ⓘ |
| hasDigestiveSystem | complete digestive tract in many members ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cephalization in many members
ⓘ
complex organ systems ⓘ specialized excretory system ⓘ |
| hasGermLayers |
ectoderm
ⓘ
endoderm ⓘ mesoderm ⓘ |
| hasMembers | most bilaterian animals ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | centralized nervous system in many members ⓘ |
| hasScientificNameAuthorship | defined in modern phylogenetic systematics ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| hasTemporalRange | at least Cambrian to Recent ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Eumetazoa ⓘ |
| includes |
Annelida
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Arthropoda ⓘ Chordata ⓘ Deuterostomia ⓘ Echinodermata ⓘ Hemichordata ⓘ Mollusca ⓘ Nematoda ⓘ Platyhelminthes ⓘ Protostomia ⓘ |
| isA | bilaterian clade ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | sexual reproduction in most species ⓘ |
| partOf | Metazoa ⓘ |
| sisterGroup | Xenacoelomorpha ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Bilateria ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
animal phylogeny
ⓘ
comparative zoology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nephrozoa Description of subject: Nephrozoa is a major clade of bilaterian animals characterized by the presence of true kidneys or kidney-like excretory organs and includes most animal phyla except sponges, cnidarians, and a few other early-branching groups.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.