Kinetoplastea
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Kinetoplastea is a class of flagellated protists best known for including parasitic species such as Trypanosoma and Leishmania, which cause serious diseases in humans and animals.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kinetoplastea canonical | 4 |
| Kinetoplastea clade | 1 |
| Kinetoplastea group | 1 |
| Kinetoplastid flagellates | 1 |
| Kinetoplastids | 1 |
| Leishmania | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8357306 — 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: Kinetoplastea Context triple: [Excavata, includesTaxon, Kinetoplastea]
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A.
Monogenea
Monogenea is a class of parasitic flatworms, primarily ectoparasites on fish, characterized by a direct life cycle and specialized attachment organs.
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B.
Torpedosporales
Torpedosporales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising mainly marine and aquatic species known for their specialized spore morphology.
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C.
Excavata
Excavata is a major supergroup of unicellular eukaryotes characterized by a ventral feeding groove and often modified mitochondria, including many free-living flagellates and important parasites.
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D.
Chromista
Chromista is a diverse eukaryotic kingdom that includes many algae and protist groups, such as brown algae and diatoms, characterized by complex plastids and often aquatic lifestyles.
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E.
Nephrozoa
Nephrozoa is a major clade of bilaterian animals characterized by the presence of true kidneys or kidney-like excretory organs and includes most animal phyla except sponges, cnidarians, and a few other early-branching groups.
- 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: Kinetoplastea Target entity description: Kinetoplastea is a class of flagellated protists best known for including parasitic species such as Trypanosoma and Leishmania, which cause serious diseases in humans and animals.
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A.
Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma is a genus of parasitic protozoa best known for causing diseases such as African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease in humans and other animals.
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B.
Monogenea
Monogenea is a class of parasitic flatworms, primarily ectoparasites on fish, characterized by a direct life cycle and specialized attachment organs.
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C.
Torpedosporales
Torpedosporales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising mainly marine and aquatic species known for their specialized spore morphology.
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D.
Excavata
Excavata is a major supergroup of unicellular eukaryotes characterized by a ventral feeding groove and often modified mitochondria, including many free-living flagellates and important parasites.
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E.
Chromista
Chromista is a diverse eukaryotic kingdom that includes many algae and protist groups, such as brown algae and diatoms, characterized by complex plastids and often aquatic lifestyles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of protists
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| causesDisease |
African trypanosomiasis
ⓘ
Chagas disease ⓘ leishmaniasis ⓘ |
| cellStructure |
glycosome
ⓘ
subpellicular microtubule corset ⓘ |
| characteristic |
contain kinetoplast DNA (kDNA)
ⓘ
flagellated ⓘ have one or more flagella ⓘ possess a single large mitochondrion ⓘ unicellular ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Bodonidae
ⓘ
Leishmania ⓘ Leishmania donovani ⓘ Leishmania major ⓘ
linked to:
Leishmania
Trypanosoma ⓘ Trypanosoma brucei ⓘ
linked to:
Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma cruzi ⓘ
linked to:
Trypanosoma
Trypanosomatidae ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole |
pathogens of domestic animals
ⓘ
pathogens of humans ⓘ pathogens of wildlife ⓘ |
| geneticFeature |
maxicircles in kinetoplast DNA
ⓘ
minicircles in kinetoplast DNA ⓘ |
| hostRange |
invertebrate hosts
ⓘ
vertebrate hosts ⓘ |
| includes |
free-living species
ⓘ
parasitic species ⓘ |
| kingdom | Protista ⓘ |
| metabolism | glycolysis compartmentalized in glycosomes ⓘ |
| motility | flagellar movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex life cycles involving multiple hosts
ⓘ
surface coat of variant surface glycoproteins in some species ⓘ |
| parasiticOn |
humans
ⓘ
insects ⓘ mammals ⓘ |
| phylum | Euglenozoa ⓘ |
| reproduction | primarily asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model organisms for antigenic variation
ⓘ
model organisms for mitochondrial DNA studies ⓘ |
| subphylum | Metakinetoplastina ⓘ |
| vector |
phlebotomine sandflies
ⓘ
triatomine bugs ⓘ tsetse flies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kinetoplastea Description of subject: Kinetoplastea is a class of flagellated protists best known for including parasitic species such as Trypanosoma and Leishmania, which cause serious diseases in humans and animals.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kinetoplastea
linked to: Kinetoplastea
linked to: Kinetoplastea
linked to: Kinetoplastea
linked to: Kinetoplastea