vs Globe Thistle

Dolichospermum danicum compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Nostocaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Dolichospermum	Echinops
Species	Dolichospermum danicum	Echinops exaltatus

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.