Callinectes sapidus

species of crab
Taxon taxon Q844839
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Callinectes sapidus

Summary

Callinectes sapidus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month, #1,135 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Callinectes sapidus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Callinectes sapidus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Callinectes sapidus is classified within Callinectes[5].
  • Callinectes sapidus's scientific name is Callinectes sapidus[6].
  • Callinectes sapidus's Commons category is recorded as Callinectes sapidus[7].
  • Callinectes sapidus's color is recorded as blue[8].
  • Callinectes sapidus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Callinectes sapidus[9].
  • Callinectes sapidus's Commons gallery is recorded as Callinectes sapidus[10].
  • Callinectes sapidus's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[11].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe zwemkrab'}[12].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Crab'}[13].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Jaiba'}[14].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cangrejo azul'}[15].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Jaiba azul'}[16].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Atlantic Blue Crab'}[17].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Crabe bleu'}[18].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Siri-azul'}[19].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Siri-tinga'}[20].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Granchio blu'}[21].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Granchio azzurro'}[22].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Caranguejo siri'}[23].
  • Callinectes sapidus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'modra rakovica'}[24].
  • Callinectes sapidus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].
  • Callinectes sapidus's taxon range is recorded as Balneário Camboriú[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Callinectes sapidus is Callinectes sapidus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Callinectes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe zwemkrab'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Crab'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Jaiba'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cangrejo azul'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Jaiba azul'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Atlantic Blue Crab'}[17].

Identifiers

Callinectes sapidus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49504[27]. Callinectes sapidus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6763[28]. Callinectes sapidus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 312939[29]. Callinectes sapidus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2225646[30]. Callinectes sapidus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 98696[31].

Why It Matters

Callinectes sapidus ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month, #1,135 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Callinectes
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