Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

species of worm
Taxon taxon Q1197786
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Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

Summary

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is classified within Bursaphelenchus[5].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's scientific name is Bursaphelenchus xylophilus[6].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's Commons category is recorded as Bursaphelenchus xylophilus[7].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. xylophilus'}[8].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '松材線蟲'}[9].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dennenhoutaaltje'}[10].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'furuvednematode'}[11].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '소나무재선충'}[12].
  • Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is Bursaphelenchus xylophilus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Bursaphelenchus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '松材線蟲'}[9], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dennenhoutaaltje'}[10], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'furuvednematode'}[11], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '소나무재선충'}[12].

Identifiers

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 488290[14]. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6326[15]. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4963514[16]. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5777790[17].

Why It Matters

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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