Peronosporaceae
E196665
Peronosporaceae is a family of water molds that includes many important plant pathogens responsible for downy mildews and destructive crop diseases.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peronosporales | 3 |
| Peronosporaceae canonical | 2 |
| Oomycota | 1 |
| Peronospora | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1757960 — 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: Peronosporaceae Context triple: [Phytophthora infestans, family, Peronosporaceae]
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A.
Meliolales
Meliolales is an order of ascomycete fungi best known for comprising many species of obligate plant parasites that form characteristic black mildew on leaves and stems.
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B.
Biebersteiniaceae
Biebersteiniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising the genus Biebersteinia, known from Eurasian regions and placed within the order Sapindales.
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C.
Circaeasteraceae
Circaeasteraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, known for its few herbaceous species with limited geographic distribution in Asia.
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D.
Phyllachorales
Phyllachorales is an order of ascomycete fungi, many of which are plant pathogens that form characteristic dark stromata on their hosts.
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E.
Togniniales
Togniniales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising ascomycetous species often associated with plant material and wood.
- 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: Peronosporaceae Target entity description: Peronosporaceae is a family of water molds that includes many important plant pathogens responsible for downy mildews and destructive crop diseases.
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A.
Meliolales
Meliolales is an order of ascomycete fungi best known for comprising many species of obligate plant parasites that form characteristic black mildew on leaves and stems.
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B.
Biebersteiniaceae
Biebersteiniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising the genus Biebersteinia, known from Eurasian regions and placed within the order Sapindales.
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C.
Circaeasteraceae
Circaeasteraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, known for its few herbaceous species with limited geographic distribution in Asia.
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D.
Phyllachorales
Phyllachorales is an order of ascomycete fungi, many of which are plant pathogens that form characteristic dark stromata on their hosts.
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E.
Togniniales
Togniniales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising ascomycetous species often associated with plant material and wood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family of oomycetes
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| affects |
angiosperms
ⓘ
field crops ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ vegetable crops ⓘ |
| causes |
destructive crop diseases
ⓘ
downy mildew diseases ⓘ |
| cellWallComposition | cellulose-rich cell walls ⓘ |
| class |
Oomycota
ⓘ
surface form:
Oomycetes
|
| controlMethods |
cultural practices to reduce humidity
ⓘ
fungicide applications ⓘ resistant cultivars ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
diploid vegetative phase
ⓘ
zoospores with two flagella ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | true fungi ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| economicImpact | major agricultural losses ⓘ |
| hostSpecificity | often host specific ⓘ |
| includes | obligate plant pathogens ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Basidiophora
ⓘ
Bremia ⓘ Graminivora ⓘ Hyaloperonospora ⓘ Perofascia ⓘ Sclerospora ⓘ
surface form:
Peronosclerospora
Peronosporaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Peronospora
Plasmopara ⓘ Pseudoperonospora ⓘ Sclerospora ⓘ |
| isA | water mold family ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Chromista
ⓘ
surface form:
Stramenopila
|
| lifestyle | obligate biotrophs ⓘ |
| namedBy | Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer ⓘ |
| notableDisease |
downy mildew of brassicas
ⓘ
downy mildew of cucurbits ⓘ downy mildew of grapevine ⓘ downy mildew of lettuce ⓘ downy mildew of onion ⓘ |
| order |
Peronosporaceae
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Peronosporales
|
| phylogeneticRelation | closely related to other Peronosporales ⓘ |
| phylum | Oomycota ⓘ |
| reproduction |
produces oospores
ⓘ
produces sporangia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| trophicMode | plant parasite ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Peronospora ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peronosporaceae Description of subject: Peronosporaceae is a family of water molds that includes many important plant pathogens responsible for downy mildews and destructive crop diseases.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Peronosporales
this entity surface form:
Oomycota
this entity surface form:
Peronosporales
this entity surface form:
Peronosporales
this entity surface form:
Peronospora