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Limulidae

family of arthropods
Taxon taxon Q1329239
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Summary

Limulidae is a taxon[1]. Limulidae ranks in the top 0.081% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,015 views/month, #159 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: family[3]
  • Parent taxon: Xiphosura[4]
  • Taxon name: Limulidae[5]
  • Commons category: Limulidae[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Limulidae[7]
  • Commons gallery: Limulidae[8]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[10], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[11]
  • This taxon is source of: Limulus/Tachypleus amebocyte lysate[12]
  • Taxon common name: Pfeilschwanzkrebse[13], Limulidi[14], Ostrogony[15], Hrotnáčovité[16], แมงดาทะเล[17], podkvaste rakovice[18]

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Identifiers

Limulidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 326110[19]. Limulidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6846[20]. Limulidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1921[21]. Limulidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9222[22]. Limulidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 82701[23].

Why It Matters

Limulidae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Limulidae is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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