Asterias forbesi

Summary

Asterias forbesi is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Asterias forbesi's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Asterias forbesi is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Asterias forbesi belongs to the parent taxon Asterias^[5].
• Asterias forbesi's scientific name is Asterias forbesi^[6].
• Asterias forbesi's Commons category is recorded as Asterias forbesi^[7].
• Asterias forbesi's taxon synonym is recorded as Asterias crassispina^[8].
• Asterias forbesi's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. forbesi'}^[9].
• Asterias forbesi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Forbes sea star'}^[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Asterias forbesi is Asterias forbesi^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Asterias^[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Forbes sea star'}^[10].

Identifiers

Asterias forbesi's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48902^[11]. Asterias forbesi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7603^[12]. Asterias forbesi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 597578^[13]. Asterias forbesi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5187514^[14]. Asterias forbesi's ITIS TSN is recorded as 157217^[15].

Why It Matters

Asterias forbesi ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]