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Sphaerotilus

genus of bacteria
Taxon taxon Q11312836
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Sphaerotilus

Summary

Sphaerotilus is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Sphaerotilus's instance of is recorded as taxon[2].
  • Sphaerotilus is classified at the rank of genus[3].
  • Sphaerotilus belongs to the parent taxon Sphaerotilaceae[4].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sphaerotilus is Sphaerotilus[5].
  • The taxonomic type of Sphaerotilus is Sphaerotilus natans[6].
  • Sphaerotilus's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=51051[7].
  • Sphaerotilus's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/sphaerotilus[8].
  • Sphaerotilus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[9].
  • Sphaerotilus's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Sphaerotilaceae[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sphaerotilus is Sphaerotilus[5]. Sphaerotilus is classified at the rank of genus[3]. Sphaerotilus belongs to the parent taxon Sphaerotilaceae[4]. The taxonomic type of Sphaerotilus is Sphaerotilus natans[6].

Identifiers

Sphaerotilus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 511424[11]. Sphaerotilus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34102[12]. Sphaerotilus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 98309[13]. Sphaerotilus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3220054[14]. Sphaerotilus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 958134[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . AlgaeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/121b6xgs
    Mesh tree code → B03.440.400.425.293.750, B03.660.075.090.766.750
    Encyclopedia of life id → 98309
    Taxon rank → genus
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