Arachnida
class of arthropods
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Summary
Arachnida is a taxon[1]. Arachnida ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,741 views/month, #299 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: class[3]
- Named after: Arachne[4]
- Parent taxon: Chelicerata[5], Sclerophorata[6]
- Taxon name: Arachnida[7]
- Has use: biological pest control[8]
- Commons category: Arachnida[9]
- Start time: -380000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arachnids[11], Category:Arachnida[12]
- Commons gallery: Arachnida[13]
- Main food source: insect[14]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15], Encyclopedic Lexicon[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Arachnida[22], Template:Fossil Arachnida families[23]
- Taxon common name: Паякообразни[24], pavoukovci[25], Spinnentiere[26], Αραχνίδια[27], arachnid[28], Arácnidos[29], Hämähäkkieläimet[30], Arachnide[31], Koonkern[32], Paučnjaci[33], Pókszabásúak[34], Սարդակերպներ[35], Aracnidi[36], クモ綱[37]
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Identifiers
Arachnida's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6854[38]. Arachnida's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 165[39]. Arachnida's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 367[40]. Arachnida's ITIS TSN is recorded as 82708[41].
Why It Matters
Arachnida has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Arachnida is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]