Phytophthora lateralis
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Phytophthora lateralis is a pathogenic water mold that causes lethal root disease in Port Orford cedar and other conifers, leading to significant forest decline.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17639525 — 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: Phytophthora lateralis Context triple: [Port Orford cedar, threatenedBy, Phytophthora lateralis]
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A.
Phytophthora
Phytophthora is a genus of plant-pathogenic oomycetes known for causing devastating diseases such as late blight in potatoes and tomatoes.
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B.
Phytophthora nicotianae
Phytophthora nicotianae is a destructive oomycete plant pathogen best known for causing black shank and root rot diseases in crops such as tobacco and many ornamentals.
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C.
Phytophthora capsici
Phytophthora capsici is a destructive oomycete plant pathogen that causes blight, root rot, and fruit rot in a wide range of vegetable and cucurbit crops worldwide.
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D.
Phytophthora infestans
Phytophthora infestans is a plant-pathogenic oomycete best known for causing potato late blight, the disease responsible for the devastating 19th-century Irish Great Famine.
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E.
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi is a highly virulent fungal pathogen responsible for the most destructive modern pandemic of Dutch elm disease in elm trees worldwide.
- 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: Phytophthora lateralis Target entity description: Phytophthora lateralis is a pathogenic water mold that causes lethal root disease in Port Orford cedar and other conifers, leading to significant forest decline.
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A.
Phytophthora
Phytophthora is a genus of plant-pathogenic oomycetes known for causing devastating diseases such as late blight in potatoes and tomatoes.
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B.
Phytophthora nicotianae
Phytophthora nicotianae is a destructive oomycete plant pathogen best known for causing black shank and root rot diseases in crops such as tobacco and many ornamentals.
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C.
Phytophthora capsici
Phytophthora capsici is a destructive oomycete plant pathogen that causes blight, root rot, and fruit rot in a wide range of vegetable and cucurbit crops worldwide.
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D.
Phytophthora infestans
Phytophthora infestans is a plant-pathogenic oomycete best known for causing potato late blight, the disease responsible for the devastating 19th-century Irish Great Famine.
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E.
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi is a highly virulent fungal pathogen responsible for the most destructive modern pandemic of Dutch elm disease in elm trees worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.