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Molluscum contagiosum virus

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Summary

Molluscum contagiosum virus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #1,603 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Molluscum contagiosum virus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Molluscum contagiosum virus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Molluscum contagiosum virus belongs to the parent taxon Molluscipoxvirus[5].
  • Molluscum contagiosum virus's scientific name is Molluscum contagiosum virus[6].
  • Molluscum contagiosum virus's Commons category is recorded as Molluscum contagiosum virus[7].
  • Molluscum contagiosum virus's has effect is recorded as molluscum contagiosum[8].
  • Molluscum contagiosum virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as double-stranded DNA virus[9].

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Classification

Molluscum contagiosum virus's scientific name is Molluscum contagiosum virus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Molluscipoxvirus[5].

Identifiers

Molluscum contagiosum virus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10279[10]. Molluscum contagiosum virus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 540226[11].

Why It Matters

Molluscum contagiosum virus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #1,603 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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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. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Brya · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → molluscum contagiosum
    Instance of → taxon
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → species
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Taxon name: Molluscum contagiosum virus"
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