black-calabash vs

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Protoperidinium claudicans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Peridiniales (Peridiniales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Protoperidiniaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Protoperidinium
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Protoperidinium claudicans

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Protoperidinium claudicans is a heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate with a distinctive armored cell body and elongated antapical spines. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters in temperate to tropical seas worldwide. This predatory protist feeds on diatoms and other phytoplankton using a pallium feeding mechanism.