vs Green Sea Turtle

Chrysochromulina ahrengotii compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (أسناخ صبغية)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Haptophyta (لمسيات النبت)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae)	Reptilia (زواحف)
Order	Prymnesiales (برمنسيونيات)	Testudines (سلحفاة)
Family	Chrysochromulinaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Chrysochromulina	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Chrysochromulina ahrengotii	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chrysochromulina ahrengotii is a unicellular haptophyte alga bearing organic scales and a haptonema on its cell surface. It inhabits marine planktonic environments in temperate and cold oceanic waters. This mixotrophic microalga performs photosynthesis and may also phagocytize bacteria as supplemental nutrition in nutrient-limited waters.