Drosophilidae

taxonomic family of flies
Taxon taxon Q1054318
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Drosophilidae

Summary

Drosophilidae is a taxon[1]. Drosophilidae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month, #1,550 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Drosophilidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Drosophilidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Drosophilidae belongs to the parent taxon Muscomorpha[5].
  • Drosophilidae belongs to the parent taxon Ephydroidea[6].
  • Drosophilidae's scientific name is Drosophilidae[7].
  • Drosophilidae's Commons category is recorded as Drosophilidae[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Drosophilidae is Drosophila[9].
  • Drosophilidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Drosophilidae[10].
  • Drosophilidae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Drosophilidae's described by source is recorded as Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia[12].
  • Drosophilidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Taufliegen'}[13].
  • Drosophilidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lesser fruit flies'}[14].
  • Drosophilidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Mahlakärpäset'}[15].
  • Drosophilidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Drosofilidi'}[16].
  • Drosophilidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ショウジョウバエ科'}[17].
  • Drosophilidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '초파리과'}[18].
  • Drosophilidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'fruktfluer'}[19].
  • Drosophilidae's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Drosophilidae is Drosophilidae[7]. Drosophilidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Muscomorpha[5] and Ephydroidea[6]. The taxonomic type of Drosophilidae is Drosophila[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Taufliegen'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lesser fruit flies'}[14], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Mahlakärpäset'}[15], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Drosofilidi'}[16], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ショウジョウバエ科'}[17], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '초파리과'}[18].

Identifiers

Drosophilidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67742[21]. Drosophilidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7214[22]. Drosophilidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 462[23]. Drosophilidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5547[24]. Drosophilidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 146185[25].

Why It Matters

Drosophilidae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month, #1,550 of 195,241).[2] Drosophilidae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Drosophilidae is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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