vs Green Sea Turtle

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (藍藻)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Microcystaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Aphanocapsa siderodermanは鉄が沈着した外層を持つゼラチン質の外皮の中に群体集合体を形成する単細胞シアノバクテリアです。湧水、小川、湿地を含む鉄分豊富な淡水環境に生息します。この光合成細菌は酸素発生型光合成によってエネルギーを産生し、鉄分豊富な基質上のバイオフィルム形成に貢献します。