Peripatopsidae
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Peripatopsidae is a family of velvet worms characterized by their soft, segmented bodies and multiple pairs of stubby, unjointed legs, found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peripatopsidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18456361 — 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: Peripatopsidae Context triple: [Onychophora, hasOrder, Peripatopsidae]
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A.
Peripatidae
Peripatidae is a family of velvet worms characterized by their soft, elongated bodies, numerous paired legs, and tropical to subtropical distribution.
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B.
Ctenopelmatinae
Ctenopelmatinae is a subfamily of parasitic wasps known for their role in regulating populations of other insects, particularly as parasitoids of sawfly larvae.
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C.
Apterostigma
Apterostigma is a genus of New World fungus-growing ants known for cultivating specialized fungi in underground or concealed nests.
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D.
Chaenopsidae
Chaenopsidae is a family of small, often elongate and tube-dwelling blennies found primarily in tropical and subtropical marine waters of the Americas.
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E.
Gecarcoidea
Gecarcoidea is a genus of terrestrial crabs best known for including the Christmas Island red crab, famous for its spectacular mass migrations.
- 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: Peripatopsidae Target entity description: Peripatopsidae is a family of velvet worms characterized by their soft, segmented bodies and multiple pairs of stubby, unjointed legs, found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
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A.
Peripatidae
Peripatidae is a family of velvet worms characterized by their soft, elongated bodies, numerous paired legs, and tropical to subtropical distribution.
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B.
Ctenopelmatinae
Ctenopelmatinae is a subfamily of parasitic wasps known for their role in regulating populations of other insects, particularly as parasitoids of sawfly larvae.
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C.
Apterostigma
Apterostigma is a genus of New World fungus-growing ants known for cultivating specialized fungi in underground or concealed nests.
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D.
Chaenopsidae
Chaenopsidae is a family of small, often elongate and tube-dwelling blennies found primarily in tropical and subtropical marine waters of the Americas.
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E.
Gecarcoidea
Gecarcoidea is a genus of terrestrial crabs best known for including the Christmas Island red crab, famous for its spectacular mass migrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.