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Petalomonas pusilla compared with Petalomonas steinii

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 pusilla	Petalomonas steinii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Petalomonas pusilla es un pequeno flagelado euglenozoo de vida libre, caracterizado por su cuerpo celular rigido y aplanado y un unico flagelo utilizado para la locomocion. Habita ambientes de agua dulce y salobre, alimentandose de bacterias y particulas organicas. Su genero es notable por carecer de cloroplastos, lo que lo hace completamente heterotrof a diferencia de sus parientes euglenas fotosinteticas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden