Cryptosporidium

genus of apicomplexan parasitic alveolate
Taxon taxon Q133078
Cryptosporidium
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Cryptosporidium

Summary

Cryptosporidium is a taxon[1]. Cryptosporidium ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,153 views/month, #1,135 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cryptosporidium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cryptosporidium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Cryptosporidium belongs to the parent taxon Cryptosporidiidae[5].
  • Cryptosporidium's scientific name is Cryptosporidium[6].
  • Cryptosporidium's Commons category is recorded as Cryptosporidium[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Cryptosporidium is Cryptosporidium muris[8].
  • Cryptosporidium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cryptosporidium[9].
  • Cryptosporidium's has effect is recorded as cryptosporidiosis[10].
  • Cryptosporidium's studied by is recorded as wastewater surveillance[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cryptosporidium is Cryptosporidium[6]. Cryptosporidium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Cryptosporidium is classified within Cryptosporidiidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Cryptosporidium is Cryptosporidium muris[8].

Identifiers

Cryptosporidium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 627125[12]. Cryptosporidium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5806[13]. Cryptosporidium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 72360[14]. Cryptosporidium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8084396[15]. Cryptosporidium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553104[16].

Why It Matters

Cryptosporidium ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,153 views/month, #1,135 of 195,241).[2] Cryptosporidium has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Cryptosporidium is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A sporozoan found in the peptic glands of the common mouse. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Cryptosporidium
    Has effect cryptosporidiosis
    Taxon rank genus
    Studied by wastewater surveillance
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536901405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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