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Limulus

genus of horseshoe crabs
Taxon taxon Q2104567
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Limulus

Summary

Limulus is a taxon[1]. Limulus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month, #1,539 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Limulus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Limulus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Limulus belongs to the parent taxon Limulidae[5].
  • Limulus's scientific name is Limulus[6].
  • Limulus's Commons category is recorded as Limulus polyphemus[7].
  • Limulus began on -244000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Limulus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].

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Classification

Limulus's scientific name is Limulus[6]. Limulus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Limulus is classified within Limulidae[5].

Identifiers

Limulus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 326113[10]. Limulus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6849[11]. Limulus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 49265[12]. Limulus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1010609[13]. Limulus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 82702[14].

Why It Matters

Limulus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month, #1,539 of 195,241).[2] Limulus has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

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. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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