Micrasterias

genus of algae
Taxon taxon Q149783
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Micrasterias

Summary

Micrasterias is a taxon[1]. Micrasterias ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Micrasterias received the Algae of the year[3].
  • Micrasterias's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Micrasterias is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Micrasterias is classified within Desmidiaceae[6].
  • Micrasterias's scientific name is Micrasterias[7].
  • Micrasterias's Commons category is recorded as Micrasterias[8].
  • Micrasterias's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Micrasterias[9].
  • Micrasterias's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43536[10].
  • Micrasterias is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミクラステリアス属'}[11].

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Classification

Micrasterias's scientific name is Micrasterias[7]. Micrasterias is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Micrasterias is classified within Desmidiaceae[6]. Micrasterias is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミクラステリアス属'}[11].

Identifiers

Micrasterias's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 325556[12]. Micrasterias's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 130980[13]. Micrasterias's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 11656[14]. Micrasterias's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2647497[15]. Micrasterias's ITIS TSN is recorded as 8358[16].

Why It Matters

Micrasterias ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] Micrasterias has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Micrasterias is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What awards did Micrasterias receive?

Honors received include Algae of the year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . dbg-phykologie.de. Retrieved . dbg-phykologie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Q107356513. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'ja', 'lt', 'nl', 'pt', 'species', 'sv', 'uk',
    Gnd id → 4529285-1
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Desmidiaceae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Award received → Algae of the year
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531528405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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