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marine snow

shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the water column
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marine snow
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Summary

marine snow ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,457 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • snow is named after marine snow[2].
  • marine snow is a type of detritus[3].
  • marine snow's Commons category is recorded as Marine snow[4].
  • marine snow's studied by is recorded as marine biology[5].

Body

Definition and Type

marine snow is a type of detritus[3].

Origins

snow is named after marine snow[2].

Why It Matters

marine snow ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,457 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

marine biology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). marine snow. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/marine-snow
MLA “marine snow.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/marine-snow.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_marine-snow_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{marine snow}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/marine-snow}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Environment ontology id → 01000158
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → snow
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'i
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Environment ontology id: 01000158, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143354774|marine snow (#143354774)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484|Environment On"
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