Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Mallomonas allorgei

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Synurales (Synurophyceae)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Mallomonadaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Mallomonas
Species	Chelonia mydas	Mallomonas allorgei

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Mallomonas allorgei es un flagelado crisofito con escamas de silice de la familia Mallomonadaceae, caracterizado por un cuerpo celular ovoide cubierto de escamas siliceas y cerdas intrincadamente estructuradas. Habita lagos y estanques oligotroficos a mesotroficos de agua dulce, donde contribuye a la diversidad del fitoplancton. Las escamas de silice de las especies de Mallomonas se conservan bien en sedimentos lacustres y se usan como indicadores paleolimnologicos de la quimica del agua historica.