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Heikegani

species of crustacean
Taxon taxon Q1594629
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Heikegani

Summary

Heikegani is a taxon[1]. Heikegani has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Heikegani's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Heikegani is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Heikegani belongs to the parent taxon Heikeopsis[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Heikegani is Heikeopsis japonica[6].
  • Heikegani's Commons category is recorded as Heikeopsis japonica[7].
  • Heikegani's original combination is recorded as Dorippe japonica[8].
  • Heikegani's taxon synonym is recorded as Doripe japonica[9].
  • Heikegani's taxon synonym is recorded as Dorippe japonica[10].
  • Heikegani's has characteristic is recorded as pareidolia[11].
  • Heikegani's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. japonica'}[12].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heike Crab'}[13].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heikegani'}[14].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Samurai Crab'}[15].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cangrejo Heike'}[16].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cangrejo samurái'}[17].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '平家蟹'}[18].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヘイケガニ'}[19].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Cranc de Heike'}[20].
  • Heikegani is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '조개치레'}[21].
  • Heikegani's taxon author citation is recorded as (von Siebold, 1824)[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Heikegani is Heikeopsis japonica[6]. Heikegani is classified at the rank of species[4]. Heikegani is classified within Heikeopsis[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heike Crab'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heikegani'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Samurai Crab'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cangrejo Heike'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cangrejo samurái'}[17], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '平家蟹'}[18].

Identifiers

Heikegani's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 492228[23]. Heikegani's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 255320[24]. Heikegani's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46505990[25]. Heikegani's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5863590[26].

Why It Matters

Heikegani has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Heikegani is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Einsenkungsmarke · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Heikeopsis
    Instance of → taxon
    Has characteristic → pareidolia
    Taxon rank → species
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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