North Pacific giant octopus

species of mollusc
Taxon taxon Q912404
North Pacific giant octopus
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North Pacific giant octopus

Summary

North Pacific giant octopus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,758 views/month, #562 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • North Pacific giant octopus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • North Pacific giant octopus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is classified within Enteroctopus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, North Pacific giant octopus is Enteroctopus dofleini[7].
  • North Pacific giant octopus's Commons category is recorded as Enteroctopus dofleini[8].
  • North Pacific giant octopus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Enteroctopus dofleini[9].
  • North Pacific giant octopus's Commons gallery is recorded as Enteroctopus dofleini[10].
  • North Pacific giant octopus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. dofleini'}[11].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North Pacific giant octopus'}[12].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North Pacific Giant Octopus'}[13].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Giant Octopus'}[14].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Pacific Octopus'}[15].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'giant octopus'}[16].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'pulpu xigante'}[17].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'orjaška tihomorska hobotnica'}[18].
  • North Pacific giant octopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '문어'}[19].

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Classification

North Pacific giant octopus's scientific name is Enteroctopus dofleini[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Enteroctopus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Giant Octopus'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Pacific Octopus'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'giant octopus'}[16], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'pulpu xigante'}[17], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'orjaška tihomorska hobotnica'}[18].

Identifiers

North Pacific giant octopus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48863[20]. North Pacific giant octopus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 267067[21]. North Pacific giant octopus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 486386[22]. North Pacific giant octopus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2289485[23]. North Pacific giant octopus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 557227[24].

Why It Matters

North Pacific giant octopus ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,758 views/month, #562 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . E-Fauna BC. Retrieved . linnet.geog.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . E-Fauna BC. Retrieved . linnet.geog.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . iNaturalist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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