measles virus

Summary

measles virus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month, #1,480 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• measles virus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• measles virus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• measles virus belongs to the parent taxon Morbillivirus^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, measles virus is Measles morbillivirus^[6].
• measles virus's Commons category is recorded as Measles virus^[7].
• measles virus's has effect is recorded as measles^[8].
• measles virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as negative-sense single strand RNA virus^[9].
• measles virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as negative-sense single strand RNA virus^[10].
• measles virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as negative-sense single strand RNA virus^[11].

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Classification

measles virus's scientific name is Measles morbillivirus^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Morbillivirus^[5].

Identifiers

measles virus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 11234^[12]. measles virus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46700145^[13]. measles virus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 10245500^[14].

Why It Matters

measles virus ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month, #1,480 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]