vs Hourglass Dolphin

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Exobasidium	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.