Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Golden Algae

Alkanna maleolens compared with Prymnesium parvum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Golden Algae
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Haptophyta (Haptophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Prymnesiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Prymnesium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Prymnesium parvum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden Algae

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Golden Algae

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.