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Petalomonas gigas compared with Petalomonas prototheca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Protozoa (protozoo)	Protozoa (protozoo)
Phylum same	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)
Class same	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)
Order same	Petalomonadida (Petalomonadida)	Petalomonadida (Petalomonadida)
Family same	Scytomonadidae	Scytomonadidae
Genus same	Petalomonas	Petalomonas
Species	Petalomonas gigas	Petalomonas prototheca

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Petalomonas.

Vista Genus: Petalomonas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Petalomonas gigas es un euglenido grande y aplanado, no fotosintetico, con un cuerpo celular rigido con forma de hoja y un unico flagelo emergente. Habita ambientes de agua dulce que incluyen estanques, peliculas de agua del suelo y superficies de sedimentos. Este protista heterotrof se alimenta de bacterias y pequenas particulas organicas en habitats bentonicos de agua dulce.

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