Wolffia
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Wolffia is a genus of minute, rootless aquatic plants commonly known as watermeal, recognized as some of the smallest flowering plants in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wolffia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11977378 — 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: Wolffia Context triple: [Araceae, includes, Wolffia]
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A.
Skiffia
Skiffia is a small genus of livebearing freshwater fish native to central Mexico, belonging to the goodeid family and known for its conservation concern due to habitat loss and declining wild populations.
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B.
Aldrovanda
Aldrovanda is a genus of aquatic carnivorous plants, commonly known as waterwheel plants, that capture small aquatic organisms using snap-trap mechanisms.
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C.
Cosmarium
Cosmarium is a genus of unicellular green algae characterized by its distinctive bilaterally symmetrical, often ornamented cells commonly found in freshwater habitats.
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D.
Sargassum natans
Sargassum natans is a free-floating brown alga commonly found in the Sargasso Sea, where it forms extensive mats that provide habitat for diverse marine life.
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E.
Spirogyra
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae known for its spirally arranged chloroplasts and frequent use in biological studies of cell structure and reproduction.
- 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: Wolffia Target entity description: Wolffia is a genus of minute, rootless aquatic plants commonly known as watermeal, recognized as some of the smallest flowering plants in the world.
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A.
Skiffia
Skiffia is a small genus of livebearing freshwater fish native to central Mexico, belonging to the goodeid family and known for its conservation concern due to habitat loss and declining wild populations.
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B.
Aldrovanda
Aldrovanda is a genus of aquatic carnivorous plants, commonly known as waterwheel plants, that capture small aquatic organisms using snap-trap mechanisms.
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C.
Cosmarium
Cosmarium is a genus of unicellular green algae characterized by its distinctive bilaterally symmetrical, often ornamented cells commonly found in freshwater habitats.
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D.
Sargassum natans
Sargassum natans is a free-floating brown alga commonly found in the Sargasso Sea, where it forms extensive mats that provide habitat for diverse marine life.
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E.
Spirogyra
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae known for its spirally arranged chloroplasts and frequent use in biological studies of cell structure and reproduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.