Centric diatom vs Coast Myall

Skeletonema subsalsum compared with Acacia binervia

Key Differences

Centric diatom is Not Evaluated while Coast Myall is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centric diatom	Coast Myall
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Skeletonemaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Skeletonema	Acacia
Species	Skeletonema subsalsum	Acacia binervia

Conservation Status

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Coast Myall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centric diatom	Coast Myall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centric diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Coast Myall

Habitat

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

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Skeletonema subsalsum) is a species in the genus Skeletonema. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Coast myall (Acacia binervia) is a small to medium tree or tall shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to coastal and near-coastal regions of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. It grows in coastal heath, dry sclerophyll woodland, and scrubby vegetation on sandy or rocky substrates, often in association with banksias and eucalypts. Like most Australian wattles, coast myall produces phyllodes—flattened leaf-stalks functioning as leaves—rather than true compound leaves in mature plants. The dark green phyllodes are distinctive, with two main veins, giving rise to the species name binervia. Golden-yellow, spherical flower heads are produced in winter to spring, attracting native bees. The genus Acacia sensu lato encompasses hundreds of species across Australia and globally, many of which play important ecological roles in nitrogen cycling through root symbioses. Coast myall is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. It is sometimes planted in coastal revegetation projects for its tolerance of poor, sandy soils, drought, and salt-laden winds.