Bed-jacket vs Centric diatom

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cyclotella pseudostelligera

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Centric diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Centric diatom
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Stephanodiscaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cyclotella
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Cyclotella pseudostelligera

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Centric diatom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Centric diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Bed-jacket

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

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Cyclotella pseudostelligera) is a species in the genus Cyclotella. Found in United States.