Scopulariopsis
E552237
Scopulariopsis is a genus of filamentous fungi known for its saprophytic lifestyle and occasional role as an opportunistic human pathogen.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scopulariopsis canonical | 3 |
| Microascus | 2 |
| Dichotomomyces | 1 |
| Parascedosporium | 1 |
| Scopulariopsis brumptii | 1 |
| Scopulariopsis candida | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5872347 — 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: Scopulariopsis Context triple: [Microascales, includesGenus, Scopulariopsis]
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A.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
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B.
Fragosphaeria
Fragosphaeria is a genus of fungi classified within the family Ophiostomataceae, which comprises species often associated with wood and bark.
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C.
Leptographium
Leptographium is a genus of fungi known for its association with bark beetles and its role in causing staining and disease in coniferous trees.
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D.
Trichosphaeriales
Trichosphaeriales is an order of ascomycete fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising mostly saprobic species that decompose plant material.
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E.
Plectosphaerellaceae
Plectosphaerellaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi that includes several plant-associated and soil-dwelling species, some of which are important plant pathogens.
- 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: Scopulariopsis Target entity description: Scopulariopsis is a genus of filamentous fungi known for its saprophytic lifestyle and occasional role as an opportunistic human pathogen.
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A.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
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B.
Fragosphaeria
Fragosphaeria is a genus of fungi classified within the family Ophiostomataceae, which comprises species often associated with wood and bark.
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C.
Leptographium
Leptographium is a genus of fungi known for its association with bark beetles and its role in causing staining and disease in coniferous trees.
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D.
Trichosphaeriales
Trichosphaeriales is an order of ascomycete fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising mostly saprobic species that decompose plant material.
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E.
Plectosphaerellaceae
Plectosphaerellaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi that includes several plant-associated and soil-dwelling species, some of which are important plant pathogens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungus genus
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genus ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients
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onychomycosis ⓘ pulmonary infection ⓘ sinusitis ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes ⓘ |
| clinicalRelevance |
cause of deep mycoses in immunocompromised hosts
ⓘ
cause of nail infections ⓘ |
| colonyColor |
tan to brown with age
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white to buff ⓘ |
| colonyMorphology | powdery colonies ⓘ |
| diagnosticFeature | chains of rough-walled conidia ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| family | Microascaceae ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundIn |
food products
ⓘ
indoor air and dust ⓘ |
| growthRate | rapid growing on culture media ⓘ |
| habitat |
decaying organic matter
ⓘ
indoor environments ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| lifestyle | saprophytic ⓘ |
| metabolism | saprobic on keratin-rich substrates ⓘ |
| morphology | filamentous fungus ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
ⓘ
Scopulariopsis brumptii ⓘ
linked to:
Scopulariopsis
Scopulariopsis candida ⓘ
linked to:
Scopulariopsis
|
| nutritionType | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| order | Microascales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | opportunistic human pathogen ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction by conidia ⓘ |
| resistance | reduced susceptibility to some antifungal agents ⓘ |
| riskGroup | opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised individuals ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | decomposer ⓘ |
| sporeType | annelloconidia ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | mesophilic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Scopulariopsis Description of subject: Scopulariopsis is a genus of filamentous fungi known for its saprophytic lifestyle and occasional role as an opportunistic human pathogen.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Scopulariopsis
linked to: Scopulariopsis
linked to: Scopulariopsis
linked to: Scopulariopsis
linked to: Scopulariopsis
linked to: Scopulariopsis