vs Globe Thistle

Anathece smithii compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (بكتيريا زرقاء)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Synechococcales (متعاقبيات حبيبية)	Afrosoricida (زبابيات إفريقية)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Anathece	Echinops
Species	Anathece smithii	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Anathece smithii is a colonial cyanobacterium forming small, irregularly rounded colonies embedded in mucilage in freshwater environments. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater bodies including lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This photosynthetic prokaryote contributes to phytoplankton communities and nitrogen cycling in freshwater ecosystems.