Pezizomycetes
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Pezizomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pezizomycetes canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5931567 — 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: Pezizomycetes Context triple: [Tuber melanosporum, class, Pezizomycetes]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Pezizales
Pezizales is an order of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
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D.
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
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E.
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.
- 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: Pezizomycetes Target entity description: Pezizomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Pezizales
Pezizales is an order of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
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D.
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal class
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| commonName | cup fungi ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
ascus-bearing hymenium exposed at maturity
ⓘ
often cup-shaped fruiting bodies ⓘ operculate asci in many species ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
ectomycorrhizal symbiont
ⓘ
endophyte ⓘ saprotroph ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
includes edible morels
ⓘ
includes edible truffles ⓘ includes species important in forestry due to mycorrhizae ⓘ includes species used as gourmet food ⓘ |
| fruitingBodyType |
apothecium
ⓘ
ascocarp ⓘ |
| habitat |
burned ground
ⓘ
forest litter ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| includes |
cup fungi
ⓘ
truffle-forming fungi ⓘ |
| includesFamily |
Helvellaceae
ⓘ
Morchellaceae ⓘ Pezizaceae ⓘ
linked to:
Pezizales
Tuberaceae ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Ascobolus
ⓘ
Helvella ⓘ Morchella ⓘ Peziza ⓘ Sarcoscypha ⓘ
linked to:
Sarcoscyphaceae
Tuber ⓘ |
| includesOrder |
Ascobolales
ⓘ
Helotiales (historically in some classifications) ⓘ
linked to:
Helotiales
Pezizales ⓘ Pseudographiales ⓘ Sarcoscyphales ⓘ
linked to:
Sarcoscyphaceae
Thelebolales ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | haploid-dominant ⓘ |
| morphology |
asci typically cylindrical or clavate
ⓘ
asci usually arranged in a hymenial layer ⓘ |
| reproduction | produces ascospores in asci ⓘ |
| sporeType | ascospore ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pezizomycotina ⓘ |
| systematicsNote | classification and circumscription have changed with molecular phylogenetics ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| typeOfReproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pezizomycetes Description of subject: Pezizomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.