vs Green Sea Turtle

Ceratium gravidum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (クロミスタ)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Myzozoa (ミゾゾア門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Dinophyceae (渦鞭毛藻)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Gonyaulacales (Gonyaulacales)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Ceratiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Ceratium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Ceratium gravidum	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.

Ceratium gravidumは、独特で強固な突出した角と厚く石灰化した細胞壁を持つ大型の有殻海産渦鞭毛藻類だ。世界中の暖かい熱帯および亜熱帯沿岸海域に生息する。主に光合成を行うこの原生生物は、熱帯海洋植物プランクトン群集に寄与し、暖かく成層化した水域でブルームを形成することがある。