Acanthamoeba

genus of Amoebozoa
Taxon taxon Q1152218
Acanthamoeba
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Acanthamoeba

Summary

Acanthamoeba is a taxon[1]. Acanthamoeba ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (563 views/month, #1,310 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Acanthamoeba received the Protist of the Year[3].
  • Acanthamoeba's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Acanthamoeba is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Acanthamoeba belongs to the parent taxon Acanthamoebidae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Acanthamoeba is Acanthamoeba[7].
  • Acanthamoeba's Commons category is recorded as Acanthamoeba[8].
  • Acanthamoeba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Acanthamoeba[9].
  • Acanthamoeba is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アカントアメーバ'}[10].
  • Acanthamoeba is commonly known as {'lang': 'te', 'text': 'ఎకాంథమీబా'}[11].
  • Acanthamoeba is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '棘變形蟲'}[12].
  • Acanthamoeba is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ア力ントアメーバ'}[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Acanthamoeba is Acanthamoeba[7]. Acanthamoeba is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Acanthamoeba is classified within Acanthamoebidae[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アカントアメーバ'}[10], {'lang': 'te', 'text': 'ఎకాంథమీబా'}[11], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '棘變形蟲'}[12], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ア力ントアメーバ'}[13].

Identifiers

Acanthamoeba's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 62538[14]. Acanthamoeba's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7237940[15]. Acanthamoeba's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43901[16].

Why It Matters

Acanthamoeba ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (563 views/month, #1,310 of 195,241).[2] Acanthamoeba has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Acanthamoeba is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What awards did Acanthamoeba receive?

Honors received include Protist of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . protozoologie.de. Retrieved . protozoologie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Q109944322. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Acanthamoebidae
    Instance of → taxon
    Award received → Protist of the Year
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