Microcystis

genus of Cyanobacteria
Taxon taxon Q309928
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Microcystis

Summary

Microcystis is a taxon[1]. Microcystis ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #1,589 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Microcystis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Microcystis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Microcystis is classified within Microcystaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Microcystis is Microcystis[6].
  • Microcystis's Commons category is recorded as Microcystis[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Microcystis is Microcystis aeruginosa[8].
  • Microcystis's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43294[9].
  • Microcystis's taxon synonym is recorded as Clathrocystis[10].
  • Microcystis's taxon synonym is recorded as Polycystis[11].
  • Microcystis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミクロキスチス属'}[12].
  • Microcystis's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[13].
  • Microcystis's homonymous taxon is recorded as Microcystis[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Microcystis is Microcystis[6]. Microcystis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Microcystis belongs to the parent taxon Microcystaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Microcystis is Microcystis aeruginosa[8]. Microcystis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミクロキスチス属'}[12].

Identifiers

Microcystis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 208360[15]. Microcystis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1125[16]. Microcystis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47183872[17]. Microcystis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3217749[18]. Microcystis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 747[19].

Why It Matters

Microcystis ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #1,589 of 195,241).[2] Microcystis has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Q107356513. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Gram staining gram-negative bacteria
    Homonymous taxon Microcystis
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