Microglossum
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Microglossum is a genus of earth-tongue fungi known for their small, club-shaped fruiting bodies that typically grow on soil or moss in temperate regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Microglossum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23030402 — 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: Microglossum Context triple: [Geoglossomycetes, containsGenus, Microglossum]
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A.
Geoglossum
Geoglossum is a genus of fungi commonly known as earth tongues, characterized by their dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies that grow on soil or mossy ground.
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B.
Trichoglossum
Trichoglossum is a genus of dark, club-shaped fungi commonly known as earth tongues, found in soil and leaf litter in various terrestrial habitats.
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C.
Basidiophora
Basidiophora is a genus of oomycete plant pathogens within the family Peronosporaceae, known for causing downy mildew diseases in various host plants.
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D.
Xeromyces
Xeromyces is a genus of extremely xerophilic fungi known for thriving in very low water activity environments and often associated with spoilage of high-sugar or low-moisture foods.
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E.
Morchellaceae
Morchellaceae is a family of sac fungi best known for including the edible morels, which are prized wild mushrooms in culinary traditions worldwide.
- 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: Microglossum Target entity description: Microglossum is a genus of earth-tongue fungi known for their small, club-shaped fruiting bodies that typically grow on soil or moss in temperate regions.
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A.
Geoglossum
Geoglossum is a genus of fungi commonly known as earth tongues, characterized by their dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies that grow on soil or mossy ground.
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B.
Trichoglossum
Trichoglossum is a genus of dark, club-shaped fungi commonly known as earth tongues, found in soil and leaf litter in various terrestrial habitats.
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C.
Basidiophora
Basidiophora is a genus of oomycete plant pathogens within the family Peronosporaceae, known for causing downy mildew diseases in various host plants.
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D.
Xeromyces
Xeromyces is a genus of extremely xerophilic fungi known for thriving in very low water activity environments and often associated with spoilage of high-sugar or low-moisture foods.
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E.
Morchellaceae
Morchellaceae is a family of sac fungi best known for including the edible morels, which are prized wild mushrooms in culinary traditions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.