Pelagia noctiluca

Summary

Pelagia noctiluca is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month, #1,451 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pelagia noctiluca's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Pelagia noctiluca is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Pelagia noctiluca is classified within Pelagia^[5].
• Pelagia noctiluca's scientific name is Pelagia noctiluca^[6].
• Pelagia noctiluca's Commons category is recorded as Pelagia noctiluca^[7].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mauve stinger'}^[8].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'acalefo luminiscente'}^[9].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'clavel'}^[10].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'medusa luminescente'}^[11].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'méduse pélagique'}^[12].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'pélagie'}^[13].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'piqueur-mauve'}^[14].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'medusa luminosa'}^[15].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Parelkwal'}^[16].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'marmoca lluminiscente'}^[17].
• Pelagia noctiluca is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '야광원양해파리'}^[18].
• Pelagia noctiluca's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pelagia noctiluca is Pelagia noctiluca^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pelagia^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mauve stinger'}^[8], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'acalefo luminiscente'}^[9], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'clavel'}^[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'medusa luminescente'}^[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'méduse pélagique'}^[12], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'pélagie'}^[13].

Identifiers

Pelagia noctiluca's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 256089^[20]. Pelagia noctiluca's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 400838^[21]. Pelagia noctiluca's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2264423^[22]. Pelagia noctiluca's ITIS TSN is recorded as 51661^[23].

Why It Matters

Pelagia noctiluca ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month, #1,451 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]