vs Foca Pia

Dolichospermum danicum compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Foca Pia
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Nostocaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Dolichospermum	Pagophilus
Species	Dolichospermum danicum	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.

Dolichospermum danicum is a planktonic, filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae, first described from Danish freshwater habitats. It produces heterocysts for nitrogen fixation and is capable of forming buoyant surface blooms in eutrophic lakes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.