Hirudo

genus of annelids
Taxon taxon Q15455059
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Hirudo

Summary

Hirudo is a taxon[1]. Hirudo ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #1,595 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hirudo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hirudo is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Hirudo belongs to the parent taxon Hirudinidae[5].
  • Hirudo's scientific name is Hirudo[6].
  • Hirudo's Commons category is recorded as Hirudo[7].
  • Hirudo is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Βδέλλα'}[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hirudo is Hirudo[6]. Hirudo is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hirudo is classified within Hirudinidae[5]. Hirudo is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Βδέλλα'}[8].

Identifiers

Hirudo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 357884[9]. Hirudo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6420[10]. Hirudo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52318[11]. Hirudo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2308886[12]. Hirudo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 69416[13].

Why It Matters

Hirudo ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #1,595 of 195,241).[2] Hirudo has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . 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.

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