Porpitidae
E1216437
UNEXPLORED
Porpitidae is a family of colonial, pelagic hydrozoans that includes the well-known “by-the-wind sailor” and related floating jelly-like organisms found on the ocean surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Porpitidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16494885 — 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: Porpitidae Context triple: [Velella velella, family, Porpitidae]
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A.
Ranicipitidae
Ranicipitidae is an extinct family of marine ray-finned fishes historically placed within the order Gadiformes, which includes cods and their relatives.
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B.
Moronidae
Moronidae is a family of temperate bass fishes that includes several popular game and food species found in freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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C.
Fundulidae
Fundulidae is a family of small ray-finned fishes commonly known as topminnows and killifishes, found primarily in freshwater and coastal habitats of North and Central America.
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D.
Percidae
Percidae is a family of ray-finned freshwater fishes that includes perches, darters, and related species commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere.
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E.
Menuridae
Menuridae is a family of Australian birds known as lyrebirds, famed for their elaborate tail plumes and remarkable ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds.
- 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: Porpitidae Target entity description: Porpitidae is a family of colonial, pelagic hydrozoans that includes the well-known “by-the-wind sailor” and related floating jelly-like organisms found on the ocean surface.
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A.
Ranicipitidae
Ranicipitidae is an extinct family of marine ray-finned fishes historically placed within the order Gadiformes, which includes cods and their relatives.
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B.
Moronidae
Moronidae is a family of temperate bass fishes that includes several popular game and food species found in freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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C.
Fundulidae
Fundulidae is a family of small ray-finned fishes commonly known as topminnows and killifishes, found primarily in freshwater and coastal habitats of North and Central America.
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D.
Percidae
Percidae is a family of ray-finned freshwater fishes that includes perches, darters, and related species commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere.
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E.
Menuridae
Menuridae is a family of Australian birds known as lyrebirds, famed for their elaborate tail plumes and remarkable ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.