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Macrocystis

genus of Phaeophyceae
Taxon taxon Q2304985
Macrocystis
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Macrocystis

Summary

Macrocystis is a taxon[1]. Macrocystis ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (735 views/month, #1,530 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Macrocystis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Macrocystis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Macrocystis belongs to the parent taxon Laminariaceae[5].
  • Macrocystis's scientific name is Macrocystis[6].
  • Macrocystis's Commons category is recorded as Macrocystis pyrifera[7].
  • Macrocystis's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • Macrocystis's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=35715[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Macrocystis is Macrocystis[6]. Macrocystis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Macrocystis is classified within Laminariaceae[5].

Identifiers

Macrocystis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 124749[10]. Macrocystis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 35121[11]. Macrocystis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 11510[12]. Macrocystis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3195765[13]. Macrocystis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 11272[14].

Why It Matters

Macrocystis ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (735 views/month, #1,530 of 195,241).[2] Macrocystis has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Macrocystis is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Laminariaceae
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553619205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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