Ophiocordyceps
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Ophiocordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi best known for infecting and behaviorally manipulating insects, often called “zombie-ant” fungi.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cordyceps | 3 |
| Ophiocordyceps canonical | 2 |
| Ophiocordyceps sinensis | 2 |
| Ophiocordyceps unilateralis | 2 |
| Ophiocordyceps australis | 1 |
| Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis | 1 |
| Perennicordyceps | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6307149 — 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: Ophiocordyceps Context triple: [Hypocreales, hasMember, Ophiocordyceps]
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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.
Kohlmeyeriella
Kohlmeyeriella is a genus of marine fungi within the order Lulworthiales, known for inhabiting and decomposing submerged wood and other marine substrates.
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C.
Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
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D.
Neesiella
Neesiella is a genus of fungi classified within the order Xenospadicoidales.
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E.
Holboellia
Holboellia is a small genus of woody, often evergreen climbing plants known for their ornamental foliage and sausage-shaped fruits, native to East Asia.
- 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: Ophiocordyceps Target entity description: Ophiocordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi best known for infecting and behaviorally manipulating insects, often called “zombie-ant” fungi.
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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.
Kohlmeyeriella
Kohlmeyeriella is a genus of marine fungi within the order Lulworthiales, known for inhabiting and decomposing submerged wood and other marine substrates.
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C.
Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
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D.
Neesiella
Neesiella is a genus of fungi classified within the order Xenospadicoidales.
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E.
Holboellia
Holboellia is a small genus of woody, often evergreen climbing plants known for their ornamental foliage and sausage-shaped fruits, native to East Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fungal genus ⓘ |
| affectsBehaviorOf | ants ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
canopy and understory vegetation
ⓘ
forest floor leaf litter ⓘ |
| causes | summit disease in infected insects ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes ⓘ |
| describedAs | parasitic fungi ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide in suitable habitats ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
entomopathogenic fungus
ⓘ
pathogen of arthropods ⓘ |
| family | Ophiocordycipitaceae ⓘ |
| formsStructure |
perithecia on stromata
ⓘ
stromata emerging from host body ⓘ |
| foundIn |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| hostSpecificity | often host-specific at species level ⓘ |
| impactOnEcosystem | regulation of insect populations ⓘ |
| impactOnHosts | mortality of infected insects ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Ophiocordyceps australis
ⓘ
linked to:
Ophiocordyceps
Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis ⓘ
linked to:
Ophiocordyceps
Ophiocordyceps sinensis ⓘ
linked to:
Ophiocordyceps
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis ⓘ
linked to:
Ophiocordyceps
|
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
behavioral manipulation of insect hosts
ⓘ
“zombie-ant” phenomenon ⓘ |
| lifestyle | obligate parasite ⓘ |
| manipulates |
host biting behavior
ⓘ
host locomotion ⓘ host orientation and perching behavior ⓘ |
| morphology |
darkly pigmented stromata in many species
ⓘ
filamentous hyphae inside host body ⓘ |
| order | Hypocreales ⓘ |
| parasitizes |
ants
ⓘ
arthropods ⓘ insects ⓘ other arthropod hosts ⓘ spiders ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| previouslyClassifiedIn |
Cordyceps
ⓘ
linked to:
Ophiocordyceps
|
| reproductionType |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sporeDispersalMechanism | forcible discharge of ascospores ⓘ |
| sporeType | ascospores ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
behavioral ecology
ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ parasitology ⓘ |
| taxonomicRankSplitFrom | Cordyceps ⓘ |
| usedAs | model system for host manipulation ⓘ |
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: Ophiocordyceps Description of subject: Ophiocordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi best known for infecting and behaviorally manipulating insects, often called “zombie-ant” fungi.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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