vs Foca Pia

Dinobryon suecicum compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Foca Pia
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chromulinales (Chromulinales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Dinobryaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Dinobryon	Pagophilus
Species	Dinobryon suecicum	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Foca Pia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Dinobryon suecicum is a colonial, loricate chrysophyte alga forming branching chains of individual cells in vase-shaped loricae. It inhabits oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes and ponds across boreal and temperate Europe, as its species name referencing Sweden implies. This mixotrophic organism performs photosynthesis and also ingests bacteria as supplemental nutrition.