vs Green Sea Turtle

Aphanothece saxicola 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	Aphanothece	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Aphanothece saxicola	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 Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Aphanothece saxicolaはChroococcales目に属する単細胞シアノバクテリアで、淡水および陸上環境の岩盤基質上に厚いゼラチン質外皮の中に群体集合体を形成します。群体は湿った岩、川岸、湿った崖の表面に薄い緑色から褐色の地衣状皮殻として現れます。バイオフィルム形成に貢献し、特定の条件下では大気中の窒素を固定することができます。