Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Centric diatom

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Cyclotella pseudostelligera

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Centric diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Centric diatom
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Stephanodiscaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Cyclotella
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Cyclotella pseudostelligera

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Centric diatom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Centric diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Centric diatom

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