Nostoc

genus of Cyanobacteria
Taxon taxon Q311257
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Nostoc

Summary

Nostoc is a taxon[1]. Nostoc ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (673 views/month, #1,444 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nostoc received the Mikrobe des Jahres[3].
  • Nostoc's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Nostoc is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Nostoc belongs to the parent taxon Nostocaceae[6].
  • Nostoc's scientific name is Nostoc[7].
  • Nostoc's Commons category is recorded as Nostoc[8].
  • Nostoc's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nostoc[9].
  • Nostoc's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Nostoc's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Nostoc's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Nostoc's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=42976[13].
  • Nostoc is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ネンジュモ属'}[14].
  • Nostoc's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/nostoc[15].
  • Nostoc's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[16].

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Classification

Nostoc's scientific name is Nostoc[7]. Nostoc is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Nostoc belongs to the parent taxon Nostocaceae[6]. Nostoc is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ネンジュモ属'}[14].

Identifiers

Nostoc's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67332[17]. Nostoc's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1177[18]. Nostoc's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 11781[19]. Nostoc's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3219414[20]. Nostoc's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1146[21].

Why It Matters

Nostoc ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (673 views/month, #1,444 of 195,241).[2] Nostoc has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Nostoc is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Nostoc receive?

Honors received include Mikrobe des Jahres[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Q107356513. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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