Geoglossomycetes
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Geoglossomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi best known for its earth-tongue species, which produce dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies on soil or moss.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geoglossales | 1 |
| Geoglossomycetes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6156609 — 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: Geoglossomycetes Context triple: [Pezizomycotina, includes, Geoglossomycetes]
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A.
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a large and diverse phylum of fungi characterized by producing spores in sac-like structures called asci, and includes yeasts, molds, and many plant pathogens.
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B.
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
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C.
Pezizomycotina
Pezizomycotina is a major subphylum of filamentous ascomycete fungi that includes many ecologically and economically important molds, plant pathogens, and decomposers.
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D.
Hypocreales
Hypocreales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes that includes many species known as plant pathogens, endophytes, and producers of bioactive compounds.
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E.
Hypocreomycetidae
Hypocreomycetidae is a subclass of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes diverse filamentous species, many of which are known as plant pathogens, endophytes, or decomposers in terrestrial ecosystems.
- 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: Geoglossomycetes Target entity description: Geoglossomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi best known for its earth-tongue species, which produce dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies on soil or moss.
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A.
Eurotiomycetes
Eurotiomycetes is a diverse class of Ascomycete fungi that includes many important molds and pathogens, such as species of Aspergillus and Penicillium.
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B.
Pezizales
Pezizales is an order of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
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C.
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a large and diverse phylum of fungi characterized by producing spores in sac-like structures called asci, and includes yeasts, molds, and many plant pathogens.
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D.
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
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E.
Pezizomycotina
Pezizomycotina is a major subphylum of filamentous ascomycete fungi that includes many ecologically and economically important molds, plant pathogens, and decomposers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal class
ⓘ
taxonomic class ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
forest floor leaf litter
ⓘ
grassland ecosystems ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| color | dark brown to black fruiting bodies ⓘ |
| commonName | earth-tongue fungi ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Geoglossaceae
ⓘ
Trichoglossaceae ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Geoglossum
ⓘ
Microglossum ⓘ Thuemenidium ⓘ Trichoglossum ⓘ |
| containsOrder |
Geoglossales
ⓘ
linked to:
Geoglossomycetes
|
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
decomposer
ⓘ
saprotroph ⓘ |
| habitatPreference |
moist environments
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
filamentous hyphae
ⓘ
septate hyphae ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Pezizomycotina ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies
ⓘ
earth-tongue fungi ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | sexual reproduction via asci ⓘ |
| morphology |
club-shaped fruiting bodies
ⓘ
dark, fleshy sporophores ⓘ |
| nutritionMode | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
apothecium
ⓘ
ascocarp ⓘ |
| sporeDispersal | air-dispersed ascospores ⓘ |
| sporeType | ascospore ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pezizomycotina ⓘ |
| substrate |
decaying plant material
ⓘ
mossy ground ⓘ |
| systematicsNote | recognized as a separate class within Ascomycota based on molecular data ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
moss
ⓘ
soil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Geoglossomycetes Description of subject: Geoglossomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi best known for its earth-tongue species, which produce dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies on soil or moss.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Geoglossomycetes