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Marimo

species of algae
Taxon taxon Q149096
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Marimo

Summary

Marimo is a taxon[1]. Marimo ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,326 views/month, #1,250 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marimo received the Q2551364[3].
  • Marimo's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Marimo is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Marimo belongs to the parent taxon Aegagropila[6].
  • Marimo's scientific name is Aegagropila linnaei[7].
  • Marimo's Commons category is recorded as Aegagropila linnaei[8].
  • Marimo's topic's main category is recorded as Q86261157[9].
  • Marimo's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=59094[10].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Algenkugel'}[11].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Cladophora-Ball'}[12].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mooskugel'}[13].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cladophora Ball'}[14].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lake Ball'}[15].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marimo'}[16].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moss Ball'}[17].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Alga a Palla'}[18].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cladofora'}[19].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sasso-Pianta'}[20].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'มอสบอล'}[21].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'สาหร่ายมาริโมะ'}[22].
  • Marimo is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ahdinpallero'}[23].
  • Marimo's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].
  • Marimo's dedicated heritage entity is recorded as Marimo Exhibition and Observation Center[25].

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Classification

Marimo's scientific name is Aegagropila linnaei[7]. Marimo is classified at the rank of species[5]. Marimo is classified within Aegagropila[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Algenkugel'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Cladophora-Ball'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mooskugel'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cladophora Ball'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lake Ball'}[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marimo'}[16].

Identifiers

Marimo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 162062[26]. Marimo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 961949[27]. Marimo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5272847[28].

Why It Matters

Marimo ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,326 views/month, #1,250 of 195,241).[2] Marimo has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Marimo is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Marimo receive?

Honors received include Q2551364[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Aegagropila
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Award received → Q2551364
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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