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cilium

organelle found on eukaryotic cells
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cilium

Summary

cilium is a cellular component[1]. cilium ranks in the top 5% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cilium's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • cilium is a type of plasma membrane bounded cell projection[4].
  • cilium is a type of cell appendage[5].
  • cilium is a type of membrane-bounded organelle[6].
  • cilium's Commons category is recorded as Cilia[7].
  • cilium comprises intraciliary transport particle[8].
  • cilium's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • cilium's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • cilium's used by is recorded as Ciliophora[11].
  • cilium's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'cilium'}[12].
  • cilium's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005929[13].

Body

Definition and Type

cilium's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. Recorded subclass of include plasma membrane bounded cell projection[4], cell appendage[5], and membrane-bounded organelle[6].

Use and Application

cilium comprises intraciliary transport particle[8]. cilium's used by is recorded as Ciliophora[11].

Why It Matters

cilium ranks in the top 5% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).[2] cilium has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] cilium is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cellular component
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    Instance of → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007286437405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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