Opisthokonta
E200472
Opisthokonta is a major clade of eukaryotes that includes animals, fungi, and their closest unicellular relatives, united by shared cellular and molecular features.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opisthokonta canonical | 5 |
| Choanoflagellata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1759146 — 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: Opisthokonta Context triple: [Eukarya, hasSubgroup, Opisthokonta]
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A.
Eukarya
Eukarya is the domain of life comprising all organisms with complex eukaryotic cells containing membrane-bound organelles and a true nucleus.
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B.
Excavata
Excavata is a major supergroup of unicellular eukaryotes characterized by a ventral feeding groove and often modified mitochondria, including many free-living flagellates and important parasites.
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C.
Protista
Protista is a diverse kingdom of mostly single-celled eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals, plants, nor fungi.
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D.
Monera
Monera is a former biological kingdom that comprised all prokaryotic, single-celled organisms such as bacteria and archaea, distinguished by their lack of a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
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E.
Archaea
Archaea are a domain of single-celled microorganisms distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes, often known for thriving in extreme environments and possessing unique biochemical and genetic features.
- 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: Opisthokonta Target entity description: Opisthokonta is a major clade of eukaryotes that includes animals, fungi, and their closest unicellular relatives, united by shared cellular and molecular features.
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A.
Eukarya
Eukarya is the domain of life comprising all organisms with complex eukaryotic cells containing membrane-bound organelles and a true nucleus.
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B.
Excavata
Excavata is a major supergroup of unicellular eukaryotes characterized by a ventral feeding groove and often modified mitochondria, including many free-living flagellates and important parasites.
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C.
Protista
Protista is a diverse kingdom of mostly single-celled eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals, plants, nor fungi.
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D.
Monera
Monera is a former biological kingdom that comprised all prokaryotic, single-celled organisms such as bacteria and archaea, distinguished by their lack of a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
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E.
Archaea
Archaea are a domain of single-celled microorganisms distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes, often known for thriving in extreme environments and possessing unique biochemical and genetic features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eukaryote clade
ⓘ
supergroup of eukaryotes ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
chitin presence in many lineages
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collagen presence in animal lineages ⓘ flattened mitochondrial cristae ⓘ single posterior flagellum in ancestral state ⓘ |
| containsClade |
Filozoa
ⓘ
Holomycota ⓘ Holozoa ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Archaeplastida
ⓘ
Excavata ⓘ SAR supergroup ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| etymology | from Greek opisthen meaning behind and kontos meaning pole or flagellum ⓘ |
| hasCommonAncestor | opisthokont last common ancestor ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
glycogen as storage carbohydrate in many members
ⓘ
rear-positioned flagellum in motile cells of many basal members ⓘ similar insertion-deletion molecular signatures in conserved proteins ⓘ |
| includes |
Opisthokonta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Choanoflagellata
Corallochytrea ⓘ Filasterea ⓘ Ichthyosporea ⓘ Ichthyosporea ⓘ
surface form:
Mesomycetozoea
Metazoa ⓘ Nucleariida ⓘ Opisthosporidia ⓘ Rozellomyceta ⓘ animals ⓘ choanoflagellates ⓘ fungi ⓘ microsporidia ⓘ nucleariids ⓘ unicellular relatives of animals ⓘ unicellular relatives of fungi ⓘ |
| includesMulticellularLineages | true ⓘ |
| includesUnicellularLineages | true ⓘ |
| kingdomIncludes |
Animalia
ⓘ
Fungi ⓘ |
| partOf | Amorphea ⓘ |
| phylogeneticallySupportedBy |
molecular sequence data
ⓘ
ultrastructural evidence ⓘ |
| sisterGroupOf | Amoebozoa ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
clade
ⓘ
supergroup ⓘ |
| unitedBy |
shared cellular features
ⓘ
shared molecular features ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Opisthokonta Description of subject: Opisthokonta is a major clade of eukaryotes that includes animals, fungi, and their closest unicellular relatives, united by shared cellular and molecular features.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Choanoflagellata