chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)
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Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) is a pathogenic amphibian fungus responsible for the often-fatal disease chytridiomycosis, which has caused severe global declines and extinctions in frog and other amphibian populations.
All labels observed (1)
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| chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19270525 — 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: chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) Context triple: [Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, threatenedBy, chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)]
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Ophiocordyceps
Ophiocordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi best known for infecting and behaviorally manipulating insects, often called “zombie-ant” fungi.
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B.
Metarhizium
Metarhizium is a genus of entomopathogenic fungi widely used in biological control to infect and kill insect pests.
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C.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
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D.
Naegleria fowleri
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living, thermophilic amoeba known for causing rare but often fatal brain infections in humans, commonly called "brain-eating amoeba" disease.
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E.
Naegleria gruberi
Naegleria gruberi is a free-living, non-pathogenic amoeboflagellate protist widely used as a model organism for studying eukaryotic cell biology and evolution.
- 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: chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) Target entity description: Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) is a pathogenic amphibian fungus responsible for the often-fatal disease chytridiomycosis, which has caused severe global declines and extinctions in frog and other amphibian populations.
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A.
Ophiocordyceps
Ophiocordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi best known for infecting and behaviorally manipulating insects, often called “zombie-ant” fungi.
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B.
Metarhizium
Metarhizium is a genus of entomopathogenic fungi widely used in biological control to infect and kill insect pests.
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C.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
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D.
Naegleria fowleri
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living, thermophilic amoeba known for causing rare but often fatal brain infections in humans, commonly called "brain-eating amoeba" disease.
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E.
Naegleria gruberi
Naegleria gruberi is a free-living, non-pathogenic amoeboflagellate protist widely used as a model organism for studying eukaryotic cell biology and evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.