Lyngbya

genus of Cyanobacteria
Taxon taxon Q310362
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Lyngbya

Summary

Lyngbya is a taxon[1]. Lyngbya ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyngbya's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lyngbya is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Lyngbya belongs to the parent taxon Oscillatoriaceae[5].
  • Lyngbya's scientific name is Lyngbya[6].
  • Lyngbya's Commons category is recorded as Lyngbya[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides[8].
  • Lyngbya's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=42975[9].
  • Lyngbya's this taxon is source of is recorded as Lyngbya toxins[10].
  • Lyngbya is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'リングビア属'}[11].
  • Lyngbya's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/lyngbya[12].
  • Lyngbya's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[13].
  • Lyngbya's taxon author citation is recorded as C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lyngbya is Lyngbya[6]. Lyngbya is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Lyngbya belongs to the parent taxon Oscillatoriaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides[8]. Lyngbya is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'リングビア属'}[11].

Identifiers

Lyngbya's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 208556[15]. Lyngbya's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28073[16]. Lyngbya's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 11419[17]. Lyngbya's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3218593[18]. Lyngbya's ITIS TSN is recorded as 870[19].

Why It Matters

Lyngbya ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).[2] Lyngbya has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Appendix III: Conserved, protected, and rejected names of genera and subdivisions of genera. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Q107356513. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . 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.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank genus
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    Taxonomic type Lyngbya confervoides
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