Idotea balthica

species of crustacean
Taxon taxon Q1305770
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Summary

Idotea balthica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Idotea[4]
  • Taxon name: Idotea balthica[5]
  • Commons category: Idotea balthica[6]
  • Taxon common name: Baltische Meerassel[7], Dreispitzige Meerassel[8], Gewone zeepissebed[9], leväsiira[10], tanglus[11]
  • Taxon author citation: (Pallas, 1772)[12]

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Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 203466[13] and 119414[14]. Idotea balthica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46520244[15]. Idotea balthica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5176195[16]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 542674[17] and 92595[18].

Why It Matters

Idotea balthica has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . marinespecies.org. marinespecies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 542674, 92595
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Itis tsn: 92595, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290800|batch #290800]]"
  2. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → species
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 21480, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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