Laminaria

genus of algae
Taxon taxon Q310748
Laminaria
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Laminaria

Summary

Laminaria is a taxon[1]. Laminaria ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (417 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Laminaria received the Algae of the year[3].
  • Laminaria's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Laminaria is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Laminaria belongs to the parent taxon Laminariaceae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Laminaria is Laminaria[7].
  • Laminaria's Commons category is recorded as Laminaria[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Laminaria is Laminaria digitata[9].
  • Laminaria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Laminaria[10].
  • Laminaria's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Laminaria's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=3[12].
  • Laminaria's taxon synonym is recorded as Gigantea[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Laminaria is Laminaria[7]. Laminaria is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Laminaria belongs to the parent taxon Laminariaceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Laminaria is Laminaria digitata[9].

Identifiers

Laminaria's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67424[14]. Laminaria's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 33637[15]. Laminaria's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10422[16]. Laminaria's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3195825[17]. Laminaria's ITIS TSN is recorded as 11217[18].

Why It Matters

Laminaria ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (417 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2] Laminaria has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Laminaria is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Laminaria receive?

Honors received include Algae of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . dbg-phykologie.de. Retrieved . dbg-phykologie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . 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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