vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Microcystaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Alkanna
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.