Cyanea capillata
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Cyanea capillata, commonly known as the lion's mane jellyfish, is one of the largest known jellyfish species, notable for its long, trailing tentacles and occurrence in cold northern waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyanea capillata canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4150642 — 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: Cyanea capillata Context triple: [Scyphozoa, exampleSpecies, Cyanea capillata]
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A.
Anthemiolus
Anthemiolus was a late Western Roman nobleman and son of Emperor Anthemius, known primarily for his failed military involvement against the Visigoths in Gaul.
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B.
Hesperocnide
Hesperocnide is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants native to western North America and belonging to the nettle family.
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C.
Sarcomphalus
Sarcomphalus is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Parasponia
Parasponia is a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs notable for being the only non-leguminous plants known to form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with rhizobial bacteria.
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E.
Colinus leucopogon
Colinus leucopogon is a species of New World quail in the genus Colinus, known commonly as the white-throated bobwhite and native to parts of Central and South America.
- 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: Cyanea capillata Target entity description: Cyanea capillata, commonly known as the lion's mane jellyfish, is one of the largest known jellyfish species, notable for its long, trailing tentacles and occurrence in cold northern waters.
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A.
Anthemiolus
Anthemiolus was a late Western Roman nobleman and son of Emperor Anthemius, known primarily for his failed military involvement against the Visigoths in Gaul.
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B.
Hesperocnide
Hesperocnide is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants native to western North America and belonging to the nettle family.
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C.
Sarcomphalus
Sarcomphalus is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Parasponia
Parasponia is a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs notable for being the only non-leguminous plants known to form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with rhizobial bacteria.
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E.
Colinus leucopogon
Colinus leucopogon is a species of New World quail in the genus Colinus, known commonly as the white-throated bobwhite and native to parts of Central and South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cnidarian
ⓘ
jellyfish species ⓘ marine invertebrate ⓘ |
| bodyForm | medusa ⓘ |
| class | Scyphozoa ⓘ |
| color |
orange
ⓘ
reddish brown ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| commonName |
giant jellyfish
ⓘ
lion's mane jellyfish ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Carl Linnaeus
ⓘ
surface form:
Linnaeus
|
| diet |
other jellyfish
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| distribution |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
cold northern waters ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
predator
ⓘ
prey for sea birds and larger predators ⓘ |
| family | Cyaneidae ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | passive prey capture with tentacles ⓘ |
| genus | Cyanea ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine
ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ |
| hasNematocysts | yes ⓘ |
| hasTentacles | yes ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
ephyra
ⓘ
medusa ⓘ planula larva ⓘ polyp ⓘ |
| maximumBellDiameter | over 2 metres ⓘ |
| maximumTentacleLength | over 30 metres ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the largest known jellyfish species
ⓘ
very long trailing tentacles ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Gulf of Maine ⓘ North Sea ⓘ coastal waters of eastern Canada ⓘ coastal waters of northern Europe ⓘ coastal waters of northern Japan ⓘ |
| order | Semaeostomeae ⓘ |
| phylum | Cnidaria ⓘ |
| reproduction |
alternation of generations
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| stingEffectOnHumans |
painful
ⓘ
usually not fatal ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| venomous | yes ⓘ |
| waterTemperaturePreference | cold-temperate ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cyanea capillata Description of subject: Cyanea capillata, commonly known as the lion's mane jellyfish, is one of the largest known jellyfish species, notable for its long, trailing tentacles and occurrence in cold northern waters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.