DPANN superphylum
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The DPANN superphylum is a diverse group of ultrasmall and often symbiotic or parasitic archaea with highly reduced genomes, found in a wide range of extreme and moderate environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| DPANN superphylum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8813525 — 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: DPANN superphylum Context triple: [TACK superphylum, relatedTo, DPANN superphylum]
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A.
TACK superphylum
The TACK superphylum is a major group of Archaea that includes several lineages such as Crenarchaeota and is considered evolutionarily important for understanding the origins of eukaryotes.
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B.
Opisthokonta
Opisthokonta is a major clade of eukaryotes that includes animals, fungi, and their closest unicellular relatives, united by shared cellular and molecular features.
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C.
Discoba clade
The Discoba clade is a major group of unicellular eukaryotes within Excavata that includes diverse free-living and parasitic flagellates such as euglenids and kinetoplastids.
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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.
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: DPANN superphylum Target entity description: The DPANN superphylum is a diverse group of ultrasmall and often symbiotic or parasitic archaea with highly reduced genomes, found in a wide range of extreme and moderate environments.
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A.
TACK superphylum
The TACK superphylum is a major group of Archaea that includes several lineages such as Crenarchaeota and is considered evolutionarily important for understanding the origins of eukaryotes.
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B.
Opisthokonta
Opisthokonta is a major clade of eukaryotes that includes animals, fungi, and their closest unicellular relatives, united by shared cellular and molecular features.
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C.
Discoba clade
The Discoba clade is a major group of unicellular eukaryotes within Excavata that includes diverse free-living and parasitic flagellates such as euglenids and kinetoplastids.
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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.
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
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeal superphylum
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taxonomic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
host archaea
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host bacteria ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Aenigmarchaeota
NERFINISHED
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Altiarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Diapherotrites NERFINISHED ⓘ Huberarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Micrarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanoarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanohaloarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacearchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Undinarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Woesearchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
metagenomic sequencing
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single-cell genomics ⓘ |
| foundIn |
acidic environments
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extreme environments ⓘ groundwater ecosystems ⓘ hydrothermal environments ⓘ hypersaline environments ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ moderate environments ⓘ soil environments ⓘ |
| hasCellMorphology | very small coccoid cells ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
frequent host dependence
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genome streamlining ⓘ highly reduced genomes ⓘ limited metabolic capabilities ⓘ often parasitic lifestyle ⓘ often symbiotic lifestyle ⓘ small cell volume ⓘ ultrasmall cell size ⓘ |
| hasDiversity | high phylogenetic diversity despite small genomes ⓘ |
| hasGenomeSize | typically less than 1.5 megabases ⓘ |
| hasMetabolism |
often depends on hosts for amino acids
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often depends on hosts for lipids ⓘ often depends on hosts for nucleotides ⓘ often lacks complete biosynthetic pathways ⓘ |
| hasPhylogeneticPosition | deep-branching within Archaea ⓘ |
| implicatedIn |
early evolution of Archaea
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symbiosis evolution ⓘ |
| kingdom | Archaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
evolutionary microbiology
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microbial ecology ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superphylum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DPANN superphylum Description of subject: The DPANN superphylum is a diverse group of ultrasmall and often symbiotic or parasitic archaea with highly reduced genomes, found in a wide range of extreme and moderate environments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.