vs black-calabash

Anathece smithii compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		black-calabash
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Anathece	Amphitecna
Species	Anathece smithii	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.