Globe Thistle vs

Echinops ritro compared with Mallomonas calceolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Synurales (Synurid)
Family	Tenrecidae	Mallomonadaceae
Genus	Echinops	Mallomonas
Species	Echinops ritro	Mallomonas calceolus

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Mallomonas calceolus is a unicellular, silica-scaled chrysophyte with characteristic slipper-shaped scales covering the cell surface. It inhabits cool oligotrophic freshwater lakes and ponds in temperate and boreal regions. This mixotrophic flagellate performs photosynthesis and can also ingest bacteria as supplemental nutrition.