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photophore

glandular organ that appears as luminous spots on various marine animals
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photophore

Summary

photophore is a class of anatomical entity[1]. photophore draws 1,361 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #326 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • photophore's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • photophore is a type of glandular organ[4].
  • photophore's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • photophore's studied by is recorded as biology of colour[6].

Why It Matters

photophore draws 1,361 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #326 of 1,372).[2] photophore has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] photophore is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). photophore. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/photophore
MLA “photophore.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/photophore.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_photophore_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{photophore}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/photophore}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cephalopod ontology id → 0000198
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'hy', 'id', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9334]]: 0000198, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157142534|photophore (#157142534)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6079|Cephalopod Ontology]]"
  2. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → biology of colour
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → class of anatomical entity
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: photophores, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289950027|photophores (#289950027)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
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