Dirofilaria immitis

species of worm
Taxon taxon Q134669
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Dirofilaria immitis

Summary

Dirofilaria immitis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (958 views/month, #1,290 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dirofilaria immitis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dirofilaria immitis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Dirofilaria immitis is classified within Dirofilaria[5].
  • Dirofilaria immitis is endemic to Bangladesh[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dirofilaria immitis is Dirofilaria immitis[7].
  • Dirofilaria immitis's Commons category is recorded as Dirofilaria immitis[8].
  • Dirofilaria immitis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dirofilaria immitis[9].
  • Dirofilaria immitis's Commons gallery is recorded as Dirofilaria immitis[10].
  • Dirofilaria immitis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. immitis'}[11].
  • Dirofilaria immitis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heartworm'}[12].
  • Dirofilaria immitis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '개심장사상충'}[13].
  • Dirofilaria immitis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[14].
  • Dirofilaria immitis's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as vagrant[15].

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Classification

Dirofilaria immitis's scientific name is Dirofilaria immitis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Dirofilaria[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heartworm'}[12] and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '개심장사상충'}[13].

Distribution

Dirofilaria immitis is endemic to Bangladesh[6].

Identifiers

Dirofilaria immitis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 494037[16]. Dirofilaria immitis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6287[17]. Dirofilaria immitis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2922951[18]. Dirofilaria immitis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5188737[19].

Why It Matters

Dirofilaria immitis ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (958 views/month, #1,290 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Indigenous Dirofilaria immitis in Bangladesh. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . 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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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Dirofilaria
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555308305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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