Tortula

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q657751
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Tortula

Summary

Tortula is a taxon[1]. Tortula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tortula's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Tortula is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Tortula is classified within Pottiaceae[5].
  • Tortula's scientific name is Tortula[6].
  • Tortula's Commons category is recorded as Tortula[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Tortula is Tortula subulata[8].
  • Tortula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tortula[9].
  • Tortula is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'tortula moss'}[10].
  • Tortula is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Sterretje'}[11].
  • Tortula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '墙藓属'}[12].
  • Tortula's homonymous taxon is recorded as Tortula[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Tortula is Tortula[6]. Tortula is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Tortula is classified within Pottiaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Tortula is Tortula subulata[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'tortula moss'}[10], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Sterretje'}[11], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '墙藓属'}[12].

Identifiers

Tortula's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67832[14]. Tortula's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38587[15]. Tortula's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 53845[16]. Tortula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2670982[17]. Tortula's ITIS TSN is recorded as 16621[18].

Why It Matters

Tortula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] Tortula has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Tortula is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Appendix III: Conserved, protected, and rejected names of genera and subdivisions of genera. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . eFloras. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Tortula subulata
    Parent taxon Pottiaceae
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
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