Physarum polycephalum

Summary

Physarum polycephalum is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month, #1,281 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Physarum polycephalum received the Protist of the Year^[3].
• Physarum polycephalum's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Physarum polycephalum's instance of is recorded as model organism^[5].
• Physarum polycephalum is classified at the rank of species^[6].
• Physarum polycephalum is classified within Physarum^[7].
• Physarum polycephalum's scientific name is Physarum polycephalum^[8].
• Physarum polycephalum's Commons category is recorded as Physarum polycephalum^[9].
• Physarum polycephalum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. polycephalum'}^[10].
• Physarum polycephalum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '多頭絨泡黏菌'}^[11].
• Physarum polycephalum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '多頭絨泡黏菌金黃變種'}^[12].

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Classification

Physarum polycephalum's scientific name is Physarum polycephalum^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon Physarum^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '多頭絨泡黏菌'}^[11] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '多頭絨泡黏菌金黃變種'}^[12].

Identifiers

Physarum polycephalum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68855^[13]. Physarum polycephalum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5791^[14]. Physarum polycephalum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1002810^[15]. Physarum polycephalum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3214606^[16]. Physarum polycephalum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 181260^[17].

Why It Matters

Physarum polycephalum ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month, #1,281 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]

FAQs

What awards did Physarum polycephalum receive?

Honors received include Protist of the Year^[3].