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Microsporidia

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Taxon taxon Q132652
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Microsporidia

Summary

Microsporidia is a taxon[1]. Microsporidia ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month, #1,515 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Microsporidia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Microsporidia is classified at the rank of class[4].
  • Microsporidia belongs to the parent taxon Rozellomycota[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Microsporidia is Microsporidia[6].
  • Microsporidia's Commons category is recorded as Microsporidia[7].
  • Microsporidia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microsporidia[8].
  • Microsporidia's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[9].
  • Microsporidia's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants[10].
  • Microsporidia's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • Microsporidia's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Microsporidia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Microsporidia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Microsporidies'}[14].
  • Microsporidia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '原始寄生性擬菌綱'}[15].
  • Microsporidia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '原始寄生拟菌纲'}[16].
  • Microsporidia is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'mikrosporidiji'}[17].

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Classification

Microsporidia's scientific name is Microsporidia[6]. Microsporidia is classified at the rank of class[4]. Microsporidia is classified within Rozellomycota[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Microsporidies'}[14], {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '原始寄生性擬菌綱'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '原始寄生拟菌纲'}[16], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'mikrosporidiji'}[17].

Identifiers

Microsporidia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6029[18]. Microsporidia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5006395[19].

Why It Matters

Microsporidia ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month, #1,515 of 195,241).[2] Microsporidia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Microsporidia is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A higher level classification of all living organisms. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . 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.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Topic's main category → Category:Microsporidia
    Taxon rank → class
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    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
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