Naegleria fowleri

species of free-living excavate form of protist
Taxon taxon Q131273
Naegleria fowleri
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Naegleria fowleri

Summary

Naegleria fowleri is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,766 views/month, #349 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Naegleria fowleri's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Naegleria fowleri is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Malcolm Fowler is named after Naegleria fowleri[5].
  • Naegleria fowleri is classified within Naegleria[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Naegleria fowleri is Naegleria fowleri[7].
  • Naegleria fowleri's Commons category is recorded as Naegleria fowleri[8].
  • Naegleria fowleri's has effect is recorded as primary amebic meningoencephalitis[9].
  • Naegleria fowleri is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'フォーラーネグレリア'}[10].

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Classification

Naegleria fowleri's scientific name is Naegleria fowleri[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Naegleria[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'フォーラーネグレリア'}[10].

Discovery and Description

Malcolm Fowler is named after Naegleria fowleri[5].

Identifiers

Naegleria fowleri's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 468373[11]. Naegleria fowleri's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5763[12]. Naegleria fowleri's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52788439[13]. Naegleria fowleri's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3210448[14]. Naegleria fowleri's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43896[15].

Why It Matters

Naegleria fowleri ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,766 views/month, #349 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Q110247735. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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