Paramecium caudatum

Summary

Paramecium caudatum is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Paramecium caudatum's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Paramecium caudatum is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Paramecium caudatum is classified within Paramecium^[5].
• Paramecium caudatum's scientific name is Paramecium caudatum^[6].
• Paramecium caudatum's Commons category is recorded as Paramecium caudatum^[7].
• Paramecium caudatum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. caudatum'}^[8].
• Paramecium caudatum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尾草履虫'}^[9].
• Paramecium caudatum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大草履蟲'}^[10].
• Paramecium caudatum's taxon author citation is recorded as Ehrenberg, 1834^[11].
• Paramecium caudatum's taxon range is recorded as Lhasa River^[12].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Paramecium caudatum is Paramecium caudatum^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Paramecium^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尾草履虫'}^[9] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大草履蟲'}^[10].

Identifiers

Paramecium caudatum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 335318^[13]. Paramecium caudatum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5885^[14]. Paramecium caudatum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 484358^[15]. Paramecium caudatum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8122199^[16]. Paramecium caudatum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 46414^[17].

Why It Matters

Paramecium caudatum ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]