Phytophthora infestans

microorganism that causes late blight
Taxon taxon Q149072
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Phytophthora infestans

Summary

Phytophthora infestans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,070 views/month, #1,128 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phytophthora infestans's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Phytophthora infestans is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Phytophthora infestans is classified within Phytophthora[5].
  • Phytophthora infestans's scientific name is Phytophthora infestans[6].
  • Phytophthora infestans's Commons category is recorded as Phytophthora infestans[7].
  • Phytophthora infestans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phytophthora infestans[8].
  • Phytophthora infestans's Commons gallery is recorded as Phytophthora infestans[9].
  • Phytophthora infestans's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Phytophthora infestans's has effect is recorded as late blight of potato[11].
  • Phytophthora infestans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. infestans'}[12].
  • Phytophthora infestans is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'clwyf tatws hwyr'}[13].
  • Phytophthora infestans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '馬鈴薯晚疫黴'}[14].
  • Phytophthora infestans is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Aardappelplaag'}[15].
  • Phytophthora infestans is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'perunarutto'}[16].
  • Phytophthora infestans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '致病疫霉'}[17].
  • Phytophthora infestans's invasive to is recorded as Shanghai[18].
  • Phytophthora infestans's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • Phytophthora infestans's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://protists.ensembl.org/Phytophthora_infestans[20].
  • Phytophthora infestans's taxon range is recorded as Shanghai[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Phytophthora infestans is Phytophthora infestans[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Phytophthora[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'clwyf tatws hwyr'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '馬鈴薯晚疫黴'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Aardappelplaag'}[15], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'perunarutto'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '致病疫霉'}[17].

Identifiers

Phytophthora infestans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53860[22]. Phytophthora infestans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4787[23]. Phytophthora infestans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1004648[24]. Phytophthora infestans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3203716[25]. Phytophthora infestans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 181472[26].

Why It Matters

Phytophthora infestans ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,070 views/month, #1,128 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Diversity of invasive species in Shanghai. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Diversity of invasive species in Shanghai. wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Diversity of invasive species in Shanghai. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Parent taxon Phytophthora
    Invasive to Shanghai
    Instance of taxon
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