Aequorea victoria
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Aequorea victoria is a bioluminescent hydrozoan jellyfish best known as the natural source of green fluorescent protein (GFP), a crucial tool in molecular and cellular biology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aequorea victoria canonical | 3 |
| Aequorea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3936943 — 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: Aequorea victoria Context triple: [Hydrozoa, hasMember, Aequorea victoria]
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A.
Pyrodinium bahamense
Pyrodinium bahamense is a bioluminescent marine dinoflagellate known for producing the glowing waters seen in places like Mosquito Bay.
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B.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish is an American power pop band known for its lush harmonies, Beatlesque songwriting, and cult following in the early 1990s.
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C.
Pterois volitans
Pterois volitans is the red lionfish, a venomous marine fish known for its striking striped appearance, long fin rays, and invasive impact on Atlantic and Caribbean ecosystems.
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D.
Somateria fischeri
Somateria fischeri is a large, sea-duck species known as the spectacled eider, distinguished by its striking facial markings and breeding in Arctic coastal regions of Alaska and Siberia.
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E.
Anglerfish
The anglerfish is a deep-sea fish known for its bioluminescent lure used to attract prey in the dark ocean depths.
- 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: Aequorea victoria Target entity description: Aequorea victoria is a bioluminescent hydrozoan jellyfish best known as the natural source of green fluorescent protein (GFP), a crucial tool in molecular and cellular biology.
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A.
Pyrodinium bahamense
Pyrodinium bahamense is a bioluminescent marine dinoflagellate known for producing the glowing waters seen in places like Mosquito Bay.
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B.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish is an American power pop band known for its lush harmonies, Beatlesque songwriting, and cult following in the early 1990s.
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C.
Stauromedusae
Stauromedusae are a distinctive order of stalked, sessile jellyfish that attach to substrates in cold, shallow marine waters rather than swimming freely like typical medusae.
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D.
Pterois volitans
Pterois volitans is the red lionfish, a venomous marine fish known for its striking striped appearance, long fin rays, and invasive impact on Atlantic and Caribbean ecosystems.
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E.
Somateria fischeri
Somateria fischeri is a large, sea-duck species known as the spectacled eider, distinguished by its striking facial markings and breeding in Arctic coastal regions of Alaska and Siberia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bioluminescent organism
ⓘ
cnidarian ⓘ hydrozoan ⓘ species ⓘ |
| associatedNobelPrize | 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for GFP-related work ⓘ |
| authority | Murbach & Shearer, 1902 ⓘ |
| binomialName | Aequorea victoria self-link ⓘ |
| bioluminescenceMechanism | calcium-activated aequorin emits blue light that excites GFP ⓘ |
| bioluminescent | true ⓘ |
| bodyForm | medusa ⓘ |
| class | Hydrozoa ⓘ |
| commonName |
crystal jelly
ⓘ
crystal jellyfish ⓘ |
| diet |
plankton
ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| family | Aequoreidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
eastern North Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Pacific Ocean
|
| foundOffCoastOf |
British Columbia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| genus |
Aequorea victoria
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aequorea
|
| GFPAbbreviation | GFP ⓘ |
| GFPApplications |
gene expression tracking
ⓘ
protein localization studies ⓘ reporter gene ⓘ |
| GFPColor | green ⓘ |
| GFPDiscoveryFrom | Osamu Shimomura isolated GFP from Aequorea victoria ⓘ |
| GFPEmissionPeak | about 509 nm ⓘ |
| GFPExcitationPeak | about 395 nm ⓘ |
| GFPSecondaryExcitationPeak | about 475 nm ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ |
| hasTentacles | true ⓘ |
| importantIn |
cell biology
ⓘ
fluorescence microscopy ⓘ live-cell imaging ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
medusa
ⓘ
planula larva ⓘ polyp ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the original source of green fluorescent protein ⓘ |
| phylum | Cnidaria ⓘ |
| produces |
aequorin
ⓘ
green fluorescent protein ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via gametes ⓘ |
| symmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tentacleCount | over 100 tentacles in mature individuals ⓘ |
| usedAs | model organism for bioluminescence studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aequorea victoria Description of subject: Aequorea victoria is a bioluminescent hydrozoan jellyfish best known as the natural source of green fluorescent protein (GFP), a crucial tool in molecular and cellular biology.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aequorea