Zostera japonica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q5784515
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Zostera japonica

Summary

Zostera japonica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zostera japonica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Zostera japonica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Zostera japonica's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Zostera japonica is classified within Zostera[6].
  • Zostera japonica's scientific name is Zostera japonica[7].
  • Zostera japonica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 8[8].
  • Zostera japonica's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=21520[9].
  • Zostera japonica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=463134[10].
  • Zostera japonica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Z. japonica'}[11].
  • Zostera japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf Eelgrass'}[12].
  • Zostera japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '甘藻'}[13].
  • Zostera japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese eel-grass'}[14].
  • Zostera japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Eelgrass'}[15].
  • Zostera japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dwarf eelgrass'}[16].
  • Zostera japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '矮大叶藻'}[17].
  • Zostera japonica's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].
  • Zostera japonica's basionym of is recorded as Nanozostera japonica[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Zostera japonica is Zostera japonica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Zostera[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf Eelgrass'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '甘藻'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese eel-grass'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Eelgrass'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '矮大叶藻'}[17].

Identifiers

Zostera japonica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 79558[20]. Zostera japonica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 187286[21]. Zostera japonica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1011477[22]. Zostera japonica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2863943[23]. Zostera japonica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505809[24].

Why It Matters

Zostera japonica ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Oregon Flora Image Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Invasive.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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