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Beggiatoa

genus of bacteria
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Beggiatoa

Summary

Beggiatoa is a taxon[1]. Beggiatoa has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Beggiatoa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Beggiatoa is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Beggiatoa is classified within Beggiatoaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Beggiatoa is Beggiatoa[6].
  • Beggiatoa's Commons category is recorded as Beggiatoa[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Beggiatoa is Beggiatoa alba[8].
  • Beggiatoa's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • Beggiatoa's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=44967[10].
  • Beggiatoa's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/beggiatoa[11].
  • Beggiatoa's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[12].
  • Beggiatoa's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Beggiatoaceae[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Beggiatoa is Beggiatoa[6]. Beggiatoa is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Beggiatoa belongs to the parent taxon Beggiatoaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Beggiatoa is Beggiatoa alba[8].

Identifiers

Beggiatoa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 208355[14]. Beggiatoa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1021[15]. Beggiatoa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 90697[16]. Beggiatoa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5426405[17]. Beggiatoa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 956818[18].

Why It Matters

Beggiatoa has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Beggiatoa is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . LPSN. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nomenclatural type of → Beggiatoaceae
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Image → Beggiatoa.jpg, Beggiatoa2.jpg
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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