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Pisaster

genus of echinoderms
Taxon taxon Q1760615
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Pisaster

Summary

Pisaster is a taxon[1]. Pisaster has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pisaster's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pisaster is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Pisaster is classified within Asteriidae[5].
  • Pisaster's scientific name is Pisaster[6].
  • Pisaster's Commons category is recorded as Pisaster[7].
  • Pisaster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pisaster[8].

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Classification

Pisaster's scientific name is Pisaster[6]. Pisaster is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Pisaster belongs to the parent taxon Asteriidae[5].

Identifiers

Pisaster's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48834[9]. Pisaster's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7610[10]. Pisaster's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 36662[11]. Pisaster's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2273739[12]. Pisaster's ITIS TSN is recorded as 157251[13].

Why It Matters

Pisaster has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Asteriidae
    Topic's main category → Category:Pisaster
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539924305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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