vs Green Sea Turtle

Ceratium hirundinella compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Gonyaulacales (Gonyaulacales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Ceratiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Ceratium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Ceratium hirundinella	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ceratium hirundinella es un dinoflagelado de agua dulce distintivo con una célula acorazada que lleva múltiples cuernos, dándole una silueta parecida a una golondrina. Habita lagos, estanques y masas de agua dulce de flujo lento en regiones templadas y subtropicales de todo el mundo. Este protista principalmente fotosintético puede formar floraciones densas en lagos eutrofizados durante los meses cálidos.

Green Sea Turtle

La tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas) es una de las tortugas marinas más grandes. Su nombre proviene del color verde de su cartílago y grasa, no del caparazón.