Dracunculidae
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Dracunculidae is a family of parasitic nematode worms best known for including the Guinea worm, a human-infecting species that causes dracunculiasis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dracunculidae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16284909 — 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: Dracunculidae Context triple: [Dracunculus medinensis, family, Dracunculidae]
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A.
Dracunculus medinensis
Dracunculus medinensis is a parasitic nematode that causes Guinea worm disease, a debilitating infection historically transmitted through contaminated drinking water.
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B.
Onchocercidae
Onchocercidae is a family of parasitic nematode worms that includes several species responsible for significant human and animal diseases, such as filariasis.
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C.
Nematomorpha
Nematomorpha are a phylum of parasitic, thread-like worms known as horsehair or Gordian worms, whose larvae develop inside arthropod hosts and whose adults are free-living in aquatic environments.
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D.
Eugnathostomata
Eugnathostomata is a major clade of jawed vertebrates that includes most living fishes and all tetrapods, characterized by more advanced jaw and skeletal features than other gnathostomes.
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E.
Diplostomida
Diplostomida is an order of parasitic flatworms (trematodes) that includes medically important blood flukes such as Schistosoma species.
- 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: Dracunculidae Target entity description: Dracunculidae is a family of parasitic nematode worms best known for including the Guinea worm, a human-infecting species that causes dracunculiasis.
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A.
Dracunculus medinensis
Dracunculus medinensis is a parasitic nematode that causes Guinea worm disease, a debilitating infection historically transmitted through contaminated drinking water.
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B.
Onchocercidae
Onchocercidae is a family of parasitic nematode worms that includes several species responsible for significant human and animal diseases, such as filariasis.
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C.
Nematomorpha
Nematomorpha are a phylum of parasitic, thread-like worms known as horsehair or Gordian worms, whose larvae develop inside arthropod hosts and whose adults are free-living in aquatic environments.
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D.
Eugnathostomata
Eugnathostomata is a major clade of jawed vertebrates that includes most living fishes and all tetrapods, characterized by more advanced jaw and skeletal features than other gnathostomes.
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E.
Diplostomida
Diplostomida is an order of parasitic flatworms (trematodes) that includes medically important blood flukes such as Schistosoma species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.