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Prototheca

genus of algae
Taxon taxon Q150954
Prototheca
Philippe Lanotte, Gaelle Baty, Delphine Senecal, Caroline Dartigeas, Eric Bailly, Thanh Hai Duong, Jacques Chandenier, and Alain Goudeau · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Prototheca

Summary

Prototheca is a taxon[1]. Prototheca ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month, #1,613 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prototheca's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Prototheca is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Prototheca is classified within Chlorellaceae[5].
  • Prototheca's scientific name is Prototheca[6].
  • Prototheca's Commons category is recorded as Prototheca[7].
  • Prototheca's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=44581[8].

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Classification

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

Identifiers

Prototheca's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1520948[9]. Prototheca's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3110[10]. Prototheca's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 12820[11]. Prototheca's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2587614[12].

Why It Matters

Prototheca ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month, #1,613 of 195,241).[2] Prototheca has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Prototheca is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Chlorellaceae
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
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