Scutula

genus of fungi
Taxon taxon Q112792
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Scutula

Summary

Scutula is a taxon[1]. Scutula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scutula's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Scutula is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Scutula is classified within Pilocarpaceae (1905)[5].
  • Scutula's scientific name is Scutula[6].
  • The taxonomic type of Scutula is Scutula wallrothii[7].
  • Scutula is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scutula lichen'}[8].
  • Scutula's taxon author citation is recorded as Tul.[9].
  • Scutula's homonymous taxon is recorded as Scutula[10].

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Classification

Scutula's scientific name is Scutula[6]. Scutula is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Scutula belongs to the parent taxon Pilocarpaceae (1905)[5]. The taxonomic type of Scutula is Scutula wallrothii[7]. Scutula is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scutula lichen'}[8].

Identifiers

Scutula's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 174952[11]. Scutula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2581941[12]. Scutula's ITIS TSN is recorded as 190014[13].

Why It Matters

Scutula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2] Scutula has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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] . MycoBank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Biota of New Zealand. id.biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Homonymous taxon Scutula
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Pilocarpaceae (1905)
    Taxon rank genus
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