Dictyostelium discoideum

species of slime mould
Taxon taxon Q134351
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Dictyostelium discoideum

Summary

Dictyostelium discoideum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month, #1,576 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dictyostelium discoideum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum's instance of is recorded as model organism[4].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum is classified within Dictyostelium[6].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum's scientific name is Dictyostelium discoideum[7].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum's Commons category is recorded as Dictyostelium discoideum[8].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dictyostelium discoideum[9].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum's Commons gallery is recorded as Dictyostelium discoideum[10].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. discoideum'}[11].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'キイロタマホコリカビ'}[12].
  • Dictyostelium discoideum's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://protists.ensembl.org/Dictyostelium_discoideum[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dictyostelium discoideum is Dictyostelium discoideum[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dictyostelium[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'キイロタマホコリカビ'}[12].

Identifiers

Dictyostelium discoideum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 44689[14]. Dictyostelium discoideum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 197896[15]. Dictyostelium discoideum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3212434[16].

Why It Matters

Dictyostelium discoideum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month, #1,576 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Q107984918. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · FlocciNivis · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inaturalist taxon id 1117977
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  2. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Dictyostelium
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon, model organism
    Instance of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007552912905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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