Proteus

Summary

Proteus is a taxon^[1]. Proteus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Proteus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Proteus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Proteus belongs to the parent taxon Morganellaceae^[5].
• Proteus's scientific name is Proteus^[6].
• Proteus's Commons category is recorded as Proteus (bacterium)^[7].
• The taxonomic type of Proteus is Proteus vulgaris^[8].
• Proteus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Proteus (bacterium)^[9].
• Proteus's taxon synonym is recorded as Cosenzaea^[10].
• Proteus's different from is recorded as Proteus^[11].
• Proteus's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/proteus^[12].
• Proteus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria^[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Proteus is Proteus^[6]. Proteus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Proteus belongs to the parent taxon Morganellaceae^[5]. The taxonomic type of Proteus is Proteus vulgaris^[8].

Identifiers

Proteus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 978859^[14]. Proteus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 583^[15]. Proteus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 97448^[16]. Proteus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3221858^[17]. Proteus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 249^[18].

Why It Matters

Proteus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).^[2] Proteus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] Proteus is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]