Lophelia pertusa

species of cnidarian
Taxon taxon Q2703346
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Lophelia pertusa

Summary

Lophelia pertusa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lophelia pertusa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lophelia pertusa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lophelia pertusa is classified within Lophelia[5].
  • Lophelia pertusa's scientific name is Lophelia pertusa[6].
  • Lophelia pertusa's Commons category is recorded as Lophelia pertusa[7].
  • Lophelia pertusa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lophelia pertusa[8].
  • Lophelia pertusa's Commons gallery is recorded as Lophelia pertusa[9].
  • Lophelia pertusa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. pertusa'}[10].
  • Lophelia pertusa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '歐蘭薇雅葵珊瑚'}[11].
  • Lophelia pertusa's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[12].

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Classification

Lophelia pertusa's scientific name is Lophelia pertusa[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Lophelia[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '歐蘭薇雅葵珊瑚'}[11].

Identifiers

Lophelia pertusa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 256099[13]. Lophelia pertusa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2259224[14]. Lophelia pertusa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 53706[15].

Why It Matters

Lophelia pertusa ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Lophelia
    Topic's main category Category:Lophelia pertusa
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon rank species
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007564049505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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