Macrocystis pyrifera

species of kelp
Taxon taxon Q278392
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Macrocystis pyrifera

Summary

Macrocystis pyrifera is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Macrocystis pyrifera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera belongs to the parent taxon Macrocystis[5].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's scientific name is Macrocystis pyrifera[6].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's Commons category is recorded as Macrocystis pyrifera[7].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macrocystis pyrifera[8].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's Commons gallery is recorded as Macrocystis pyrifera[9].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=4427[12].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant kelp'}[13].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[14].
  • Macrocystis pyrifera's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as declining[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Macrocystis pyrifera is Macrocystis pyrifera[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Macrocystis[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant kelp'}[13].

Identifiers

Macrocystis pyrifera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 124748[16]. Macrocystis pyrifera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 35122[17]. Macrocystis pyrifera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 906815[18]. Macrocystis pyrifera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5422328[19]. Macrocystis pyrifera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 11274[20].

Why It Matters

Macrocystis pyrifera ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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