Mesocestoides
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Mesocestoides is a genus of tapeworms that parasitize the intestines of carnivorous mammals and sometimes humans, notable for their complex life cycle involving multiple intermediate hosts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mesocestoides canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21466360 — 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: Mesocestoides Context triple: [Taeniidae, containsGenus, Mesocestoides]
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A.
Cyathostomum
Cyathostomum is a genus of parasitic nematode worms, commonly known as small strongyles, that primarily infect the intestines of horses and other equids.
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B.
Lagochilascaris
Lagochilascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms known for infecting mammals, including humans, and causing a rare disease called lagochilascariasis.
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C.
Ophidascaris
Ophidascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms (nematodes) known for infecting reptiles and other vertebrate hosts.
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D.
Cestoda
Cestoda is a class of parasitic flatworms commonly known as tapeworms, which live in the intestines of vertebrate hosts and absorb nutrients through their body surface.
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E.
Trichuris
Trichuris is a genus of parasitic roundworms, commonly known as whipworms, that infect the intestines of various mammalian hosts including humans.
- 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: Mesocestoides Target entity description: Mesocestoides is a genus of tapeworms that parasitize the intestines of carnivorous mammals and sometimes humans, notable for their complex life cycle involving multiple intermediate hosts.
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A.
Cyathostomum
Cyathostomum is a genus of parasitic nematode worms, commonly known as small strongyles, that primarily infect the intestines of horses and other equids.
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B.
Lagochilascaris
Lagochilascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms known for infecting mammals, including humans, and causing a rare disease called lagochilascariasis.
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C.
Ophidascaris
Ophidascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms (nematodes) known for infecting reptiles and other vertebrate hosts.
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D.
Cestoda
Cestoda is a class of parasitic flatworms commonly known as tapeworms, which live in the intestines of vertebrate hosts and absorb nutrients through their body surface.
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E.
Trichuris
Trichuris is a genus of parasitic roundworms, commonly known as whipworms, that infect the intestines of various mammalian hosts including humans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.