Taphrinomycotina
E665328
Taphrinomycotina is a subphylum of Ascomycota comprising early-diverging, often yeast-like or dimorphic fungi that include several plant pathogens and species with unusual life cycles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taphrinomycotina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6156627 — 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: Taphrinomycotina Context triple: [Pezizomycotina, sisterGroup, Taphrinomycotina]
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A.
Arthoniomycetes
Arthoniomycetes is a class of mostly lichen-forming ascomycete fungi characterized by crust-like growth on bark, leaves, and rocks.
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B.
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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C.
Orbiliomycetes
Orbiliomycetes is a class of filamentous ascomycete fungi, many of which are known for forming tiny cup-like fruiting bodies and, in some species, specialized structures that trap and consume nematodes.
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D.
Pezizomycetes
Pezizomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
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E.
Laboulbeniomycetes
Laboulbeniomycetes are a class of microscopic, obligate parasitic fungi that typically grow on the external surfaces of insects and other arthropods.
- 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: Taphrinomycotina Target entity description: Taphrinomycotina is a subphylum of Ascomycota comprising early-diverging, often yeast-like or dimorphic fungi that include several plant pathogens and species with unusual life cycles.
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A.
Arthoniomycetes
Arthoniomycetes is a class of mostly lichen-forming ascomycete fungi characterized by crust-like growth on bark, leaves, and rocks.
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B.
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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C.
Orbiliomycetes
Orbiliomycetes is a class of filamentous ascomycete fungi, many of which are known for forming tiny cup-like fruiting bodies and, in some species, specialized structures that trap and consume nematodes.
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D.
Pezizomycetes
Pezizomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi that includes many cup fungi and truffle-forming species.
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E.
Laboulbeniomycetes
Laboulbeniomycetes are a class of microscopic, obligate parasitic fungi that typically grow on the external surfaces of insects and other arthropods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal subphylum
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| containsOrganismsWithCellType |
multicellular
ⓘ
unicellular ⓘ |
| describedAs | subphylum of Ascomycota comprising early-diverging, often yeast-like or dimorphic fungi that include several plant pathogens and species with unusual life cycles ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| hasAnamorphType | yeast ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dimorphic life cycle in many species
ⓘ
early-diverging ascomycete lineage ⓘ includes obligate pathogens ⓘ includes saprotrophic species ⓘ molecular phylogenies support monophyly ⓘ often yeast-like growth ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Archaeorhizomyces finlayi
ⓘ
linked to:
Archaeorhizomyces
Neolecta irregularis ⓘ Pneumocystis jirovecii ⓘ
linked to:
Pneumocystidomycetes
Schizosaccharomyces pombe ⓘ Taphrina deformans ⓘ |
| hasTeleomorphType | ascomata often reduced or absent ⓘ |
| includes |
Archaeorhizomyces
ⓘ
Archaeorhizomycetes ⓘ Neolecta ⓘ Neolectomycetes ⓘ Pneumocystidomycetes ⓘ Pneumocystis ⓘ
linked to:
Pneumocystidomycetes
Schizosaccharomyces ⓘ
linked to:
Schizosaccharomycetes
Schizosaccharomycetes ⓘ Taphrina ⓘ
linked to:
Taphrinales
Taphrinomycetes ⓘ |
| includesHumanPathogens | true ⓘ |
| includesOrganismsWithGrowthForm |
dimorphic
ⓘ
filamentous ⓘ yeast-like ⓘ |
| includesPlantPathogens | true ⓘ |
| includesSpeciesWithUnusualLifeCycles | true ⓘ |
| isEarlyDivergingLineageOf | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| isSisterGroupTo |
Pezizomycotina
ⓘ
Saccharomycotina ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
model organism fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe
ⓘ
opportunistic human lung pathogens Pneumocystis species ⓘ plant-distorting pathogens such as Taphrina species ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| pathogenicTo |
humans
ⓘ
plants ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual
ⓘ
sexual ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subphylum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taphrinomycotina Description of subject: Taphrinomycotina is a subphylum of Ascomycota comprising early-diverging, often yeast-like or dimorphic fungi that include several plant pathogens and species with unusual life cycles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.