vs Globe Thistle

Cyclotella glomerata compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Stephanodiscaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Cyclotella	Echinops
Species	Cyclotella glomerata	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Cyclotella glomerata is a small, centric freshwater diatom in the family Stephanodiscaceae, characterized by its circular valve with marginal ribs and central unornamented field. It is planktonic in oligotrophic to mesotrophic lakes and reservoirs.