Mordacia
E702545
Mordacia is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys within the broader lamprey family, comprising several parasitic and non-parasitic species found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mordacia canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7971394 — 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: Mordacia Context triple: [Petromyzontidae, containsGenus, Mordacia]
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A.
Orcus
Orcus is a large trans-Neptunian dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper Belt, often considered a "twin" of Pluto due to its similar size, orbit, and composition.
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B.
Orcus
Orcus is a Roman god of the underworld, associated with punishing oath-breakers and often identified with or as an aspect of Pluto.
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C.
Othis
Othis is a small French commune located in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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D.
Camorta
Camorta is an island in India’s Nicobar archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean, known for its indigenous Nicobarese communities and strategic location.
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E.
Ghiscari
The Ghiscari are an ancient people of the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire," known for their once-mighty empire in Slaver's Bay and their distinct culture centered around cities like Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor.
- 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: Mordacia Target entity description: Mordacia is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys within the broader lamprey family, comprising several parasitic and non-parasitic species found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
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A.
Orcus
Orcus is a large trans-Neptunian dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper Belt, often considered a "twin" of Pluto due to its similar size, orbit, and composition.
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B.
Orcus
Orcus is a Roman god of the underworld, associated with punishing oath-breakers and often identified with or as an aspect of Pluto.
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C.
Othis
Othis is a small French commune located in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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D.
Camorta
Camorta is an island in India’s Nicobar archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean, known for its indigenous Nicobarese communities and strategic location.
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E.
Ghiscari
The Ghiscari are an ancient people of the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire," known for their once-mighty empire in Slaver's Bay and their distinct culture centered around cities like Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| bodyShape | eel-like ⓘ |
| class | Hyperoartia ⓘ |
| commonName | Australian lamprey ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australia
ⓘ
South America ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole |
benthic filter-feeding larvae
ⓘ
parasite of other fishes ⓘ |
| eyePresence | well-developed eyes ⓘ |
| family | Mordaciidae ⓘ |
| feedingType |
non-parasitic
ⓘ
parasitic ⓘ |
| genus |
Mordacia
ⓘ
Mordacia ⓘ Mordacia ⓘ |
| habitat |
anadromous
ⓘ
coastal marine waters ⓘ freshwater ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Mordacia lampreys ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage | ammocoete larva ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Mordacia lapicida
ⓘ
Mordacia mordax ⓘ Mordacia praecox ⓘ |
| isA |
eel-like vertebrate genus
ⓘ
jawless fish genus ⓘ lamprey genus ⓘ |
| jawPresence | jawless ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lampreyType | southern lamprey lineage ⓘ |
| nativeTo | temperate regions of Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| order | Petromyzontiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Mordaciidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Geotria
ⓘ
Petromyzon ⓘ |
| reproduction | anadromous spawning in freshwater ⓘ |
| skeletonType | cartilaginous ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Mordacia Description of subject: Mordacia is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys within the broader lamprey family, comprising several parasitic and non-parasitic species found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.