vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Limnothrix vacuolifera compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Pseudanabaenaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Limnothrix	Echinops
Species	Limnothrix vacuolifera	Echinops foliosus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.