Phyllachoraceae
E595722
Phyllachoraceae is a family of parasitic ascomycete fungi, many of which form characteristic leaf spots on plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phyllachoraceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6488310 — 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: Phyllachoraceae Context triple: [Phyllachorales, includes, Phyllachoraceae]
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A.
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieriaceae is a small family of desert-adapted flowering plants best known for the ocotillo and its relatives, which are native to arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
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B.
Crypteroniaceae
Crypteroniaceae is a small family of flowering trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Asia, classified within the order Myrtales.
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C.
Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae is a former family of mostly large, long-lived coniferous trees such as redwoods and bald cypresses, now generally treated within the cypress family Cupressaceae.
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D.
Gunneraceae
Gunneraceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the giant rhubarb-like genus Gunnera, which includes some of the largest herbaceous plants in the world.
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E.
Picramniaceae
Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
- 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: Phyllachoraceae Target entity description: Phyllachoraceae is a family of parasitic ascomycete fungi, many of which form characteristic leaf spots on plants.
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A.
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieriaceae is a small family of desert-adapted flowering plants best known for the ocotillo and its relatives, which are native to arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
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B.
Crypteroniaceae
Crypteroniaceae is a small family of flowering trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Asia, classified within the order Myrtales.
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C.
Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae is a former family of mostly large, long-lived coniferous trees such as redwoods and bald cypresses, now generally treated within the cypress family Cupressaceae.
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D.
Gunneraceae
Gunneraceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the giant rhubarb-like genus Gunnera, which includes some of the largest herbaceous plants in the world.
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E.
Picramniaceae
Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| affects |
leaves
ⓘ
stems ⓘ |
| causes |
leaf spot diseases
ⓘ
tar spot diseases ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | black stromatic spots on leaves ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes ⓘ |
| describedAs | parasitic ascomycete fungi family ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | plant pathogen ⓘ |
| economicImpact | can damage agricultural crops ⓘ |
| forms |
leaf spots
ⓘ
tar spot lesions ⓘ |
| habitat | living plant tissues ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Ascomycota
ⓘ
Sordariomycetes ⓘ |
| hostRange |
angiosperms
ⓘ
crops ⓘ grasses ⓘ |
| includes |
Ascovaginospora
ⓘ
Camarotella ⓘ Coccodiella ⓘ Phyllachora ⓘ Sphaerodothella ⓘ Stigmatula ⓘ |
| interactionWithHost | forms stromata in host tissues ⓘ |
| isParasiticOn | plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| lifestyle | obligate plant parasites ⓘ |
| morphology | perithecial ascomata embedded in stromata ⓘ |
| order | Phyllachorales ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | obligate pathogens ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via asci ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | ascomycete ⓘ |
| sporeType | ascospore ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
mycology
ⓘ
plant pathology ⓘ |
| subclass | Sordariomycetidae ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pezizomycotina ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| trophicMode | biotrophic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phyllachoraceae Description of subject: Phyllachoraceae is a family of parasitic ascomycete fungi, many of which form characteristic leaf spots on plants.
Referenced by (1)
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