Caulerpa taxifolia

species of alga
Taxon taxon Q310961
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Caulerpa taxifolia

Summary

Caulerpa taxifolia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #1,485 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caulerpa taxifolia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia is classified within Caulerpa[5].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's scientific name is Caulerpa taxifolia[6].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's Commons category is recorded as Caulerpa taxifolia[7].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Caulerpa taxifolia[8].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's Commons gallery is recorded as Caulerpa taxifolia[9].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=1413[10].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. taxifolia'}[11].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'killer alga'}[12].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '杉葉蕨藻'}[13].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[14].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's taxon range is recorded as Rio de Janeiro[15].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's taxon range is recorded as Espírito Santo[16].
  • Caulerpa taxifolia's taxon range is recorded as Bahia[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Caulerpa taxifolia is Caulerpa taxifolia[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Caulerpa[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'killer alga'}[12] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '杉葉蕨藻'}[13].

Identifiers

Caulerpa taxifolia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 50919[18]. Caulerpa taxifolia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 76313[19]. Caulerpa taxifolia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 966640[20]. Caulerpa taxifolia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2643172[21]. Caulerpa taxifolia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 6974[22].

Why It Matters

Caulerpa taxifolia ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #1,485 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Bahia
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    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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