Centric diatom vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Cyclotella pseudostelligera compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• Centric diatom is Not Evaluated while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centric diatom	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Stephanodiscaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cyclotella	Andrena
Species	Cyclotella pseudostelligera	Andrena clarkella

Conservation Status

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centric diatom	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centric diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Clark'S Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Centric diatom

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

Clark'S Mining Bee

The Clark'S Mining Bee (Andrena clarkella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States