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Balanus

genus of barnacles
Taxon taxon Q2336729
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Balanus

Summary

Balanus is a taxon[1]. Balanus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balanus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Balanus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Balanus is classified within Balaninae[5].
  • Balanus's scientific name is Balanus[6].
  • Balanus's Commons category is recorded as Balanus[7].
  • Balanus began on -189600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Balanus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balanus[9].
  • Balanus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Balanus is Balanus[6]. Balanus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Balanus belongs to the parent taxon Balaninae[5].

Identifiers

Balanus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49129[11]. Balanus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6677[12]. Balanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35798[13]. Balanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2115691[14]. Balanus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 89600[15].

Why It Matters

Balanus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).[2] Balanus has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Balanus is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Bàlano, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
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