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Uncommon card · Science
Marcello Malpighi, an Uncommon card
Marcello Malpighi was an Italian biologist and physician, who is referred to as the "founder of microscopical anatomy, histology and father of physiology and embryology".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Marcello Malpighi quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Marcello Malpighi card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ family Malpighiaceae is also named after him.
Answer
botanical. The botanical family Malpighiaceae is also named after him. From the Marcello Malpighi article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Robby Ginepri. Robby Ginepri 74 · Marcello Malpighi 69 · Traian Vuia 66 · Bernard Palissy 63 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Malpighi's name is borne by several physiological features related to the biological excretory system, such as the Malpighian corpuscles and Malpighian pyramids of the kidneys and the Malpighian tubule system of insects.
- The splenic lymphoid nodules are often called the "Malpighian bodies of the spleen" or Malpighian corpuscles.
- The botanical family Malpighiaceae is also named after him.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Marcello Malpighi article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Marcello Malpighi
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Marcello Malpighi (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Carlo Cignani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
