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Nitrospira

genus of bacteria
Taxon taxon Q3024630
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Nitrospira

Summary

Nitrospira is a taxon[1]. Nitrospira has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nitrospira's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nitrospira is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Nitrospira belongs to the parent taxon Nitrospiraceae[5].
  • Nitrospira's scientific name is Nitrospira[6].
  • Nitrospira's Commons category is recorded as Nitrospira[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Nitrospira is Nitrospira marina[8].
  • Nitrospira's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/nitrospira[9].
  • Nitrospira's homonymous taxon is recorded as Nitrospira[10].
  • Nitrospira's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Nitrospirota[11].
  • Nitrospira's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Nitrospiria[12].
  • Nitrospira's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Nitrospirales[13].
  • Nitrospira's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Nitrospiraceae[14].

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Classification

Nitrospira's scientific name is Nitrospira[6]. Nitrospira is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Nitrospira is classified within Nitrospiraceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Nitrospira is Nitrospira marina[8].

Identifiers

Nitrospira's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 151857[15]. Nitrospira's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1234[16]. Nitrospira's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 100553[17]. Nitrospira's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3219774[18]. Nitrospira's ITIS TSN is recorded as 957691[19].

Why It Matters

Nitrospira has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Nitrospira marina gen. nov. sp. nov.: a chemolithotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Nitrospiraceae
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    Taxon rank → genus
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