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Kermes

genus of insects
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Kermes

Summary

Kermes is a taxon[1]. Kermes ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month, #1,414 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kermes's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Kermes is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Kermes belongs to the parent taxon Kermesidae[5].
  • Kermes's scientific name is Kermes[6].
  • Kermes's Commons category is recorded as Kermes[7].
  • Kermes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kermes[8].

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Classification

Kermes's scientific name is Kermes[6]. Kermes is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Kermes belongs to the parent taxon Kermesidae[5].

Identifiers

Kermes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49026[9]. Kermes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 535997[10]. Kermes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 22264[11]. Kermes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2049625[12]. Kermes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 182785[13].

Why It Matters

Kermes ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month, #1,414 of 195,241).[2] Kermes has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Kermes is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . 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.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Kermes
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 947799, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269625|batch #269625]]"
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