Chironomidae

family of flies
Taxon taxon Q228145
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Chironomidae

Summary

Chironomidae is a taxon[1]. Chironomidae ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,319 views/month, #1,180 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chironomidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chironomidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Chironomidae belongs to the parent taxon Chironomoidea[5].
  • Chironomidae is classified within Culicomorpha[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Chironomidae is Chironomidae[7].
  • Chironomidae's Commons category is recorded as Chironomidae[8].
  • Chironomidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chironomidae[9].
  • Chironomidae's described by source is recorded as Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia[10].
  • Chironomidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Midges'}[11].
  • Chironomidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'fjærmygg'}[12].
  • Chironomidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zuckmücken'}[13].
  • Chironomidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'dansmuggen'}[14].

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Classification

Chironomidae's scientific name is Chironomidae[7]. Chironomidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Chironomoidea[5] and Culicomorpha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Midges'}[11], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'fjærmygg'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zuckmücken'}[13], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'dansmuggen'}[14].

Identifiers

Chironomidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53275[15]. Chironomidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7149[16]. Chironomidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 482[17]. Chironomidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3343[18]. Chironomidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 127917[19].

Why It Matters

Chironomidae ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,319 views/month, #1,180 of 195,241).[2] Chironomidae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Chironomidae is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Nederlands Soortenregister. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Chironomoidea, Culicomorpha
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