Branchiura
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Branchiura is a group of small parasitic crustaceans, commonly known as fish lice, that live on the skin or gills of freshwater and marine fishes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Branchiura canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17619069 — 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: Branchiura Context triple: [Maxillopoda, includesTaxon, Branchiura]
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A.
Cephalocarida
Cephalocarida are a small, primitive class of benthic marine crustaceans characterized by their simple body plan and importance for understanding crustacean evolution.
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B.
Branchiopoda
Branchiopoda is a class of small, primarily freshwater crustaceans that includes fairy shrimp, water fleas, and related forms known for their leaf-like appendages used in swimming and feeding.
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C.
Mystacocarida
Mystacocarida is a tiny, obscure group of marine crustaceans that live interstitially between sand grains in coastal sediments.
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D.
Branchiobdellida
Branchiobdellida are a group of small, segmented annelid worms, often ectosymbiotic on freshwater crayfish, distinguished by their specialized adaptations for living on crustacean hosts.
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E.
Kinorhyncha
Kinorhyncha are a phylum of minute, segmented, marine invertebrates known as mud dragons, characterized by a spiny head and burrowing lifestyle in marine sediments.
- 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: Branchiura Target entity description: Branchiura is a group of small parasitic crustaceans, commonly known as fish lice, that live on the skin or gills of freshwater and marine fishes.
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A.
Cephalocarida
Cephalocarida are a small, primitive class of benthic marine crustaceans characterized by their simple body plan and importance for understanding crustacean evolution.
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B.
Branchiopoda
Branchiopoda is a class of small, primarily freshwater crustaceans that includes fairy shrimp, water fleas, and related forms known for their leaf-like appendages used in swimming and feeding.
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C.
Mystacocarida
Mystacocarida is a tiny, obscure group of marine crustaceans that live interstitially between sand grains in coastal sediments.
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D.
Branchiobdellida
Branchiobdellida are a group of small, segmented annelid worms, often ectosymbiotic on freshwater crayfish, distinguished by their specialized adaptations for living on crustacean hosts.
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E.
Kinorhyncha
Kinorhyncha are a phylum of minute, segmented, marine invertebrates known as mud dragons, characterized by a spiny head and burrowing lifestyle in marine sediments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.