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Demospongiae

class of sponges (phylum Porifera)
Taxon taxon Q248530
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Demospongiae

Summary

Demospongiae is a taxon[1]. Demospongiae ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month, #1,507 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Demospongiae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Demospongiae is classified at the rank of class[4].
  • Demospongiae belongs to the parent taxon Cellularia[5].
  • Demospongiae is classified within Q18960[6].
  • Demospongiae's scientific name is Demospongiae[7].
  • Demospongiae's Commons category is recorded as Demospongiae[8].
  • Demospongiae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Demospongiae[9].
  • Demospongiae's taxon synonym is recorded as Tetractinomorpha[10].
  • Demospongiae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'horn- og kiselsvamper'}[11].
  • Demospongiae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'demosponge'}[12].
  • Demospongiae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '普通海綿綱'}[13].
  • Demospongiae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '普通海绵纲'}[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Demospongiae is Demospongiae[7]. Demospongiae is classified at the rank of class[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Cellularia[5] and Q18960[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'horn- og kiselsvamper'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'demosponge'}[12], {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '普通海綿綱'}[13], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '普通海绵纲'}[14].

Identifiers

Demospongiae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57736[15]. Demospongiae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6042[16]. Demospongiae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 3143[17]. Demospongiae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 199[18]. Demospongiae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 47528[19].

Why It Matters

Demospongiae ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month, #1,507 of 195,241).[2] Demospongiae has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Demospongiae is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → class
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    Topic's main category → Category:Demospongiae
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