Myxophaga
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Myxophaga is a small suborder of beetles comprising minute, mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic species that typically feed on algae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Myxophaga canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22294549 — 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: Myxophaga Context triple: [Coleoptera, hasSuborder, Myxophaga]
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A.
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.
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B.
Eucestoda
Eucestoda is a large group of parasitic flatworms commonly known as true tapeworms, which inhabit the intestines of vertebrate hosts.
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C.
Anaspida
Anaspida is an extinct group of jawless, armored fishes known from the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by streamlined bodies and bony head shields.
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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.
Myxiniformes
Myxiniformes is an order of jawless, eel-like marine vertebrates commonly known as hagfishes, characterized by their scaleless bodies and slime-producing glands.
- 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: Myxophaga Target entity description: Myxophaga is a small suborder of beetles comprising minute, mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic species that typically feed on algae.
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A.
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.
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B.
Eucestoda
Eucestoda is a large group of parasitic flatworms commonly known as true tapeworms, which inhabit the intestines of vertebrate hosts.
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C.
Anaspida
Anaspida is an extinct group of jawless, armored fishes known from the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by streamlined bodies and bony head shields.
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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.
Myxiniformes
Myxiniformes is an order of jawless, eel-like marine vertebrates commonly known as hagfishes, characterized by their scaleless bodies and slime-producing glands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.