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Chrysochromulina acantha compared with Chrysochromulina mantoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Chromista (クロミスタ)	Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum same	Haptophyta (ハプト藻)	Haptophyta (ハプト藻)
Class same	Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae)	Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae)
Order same	Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales)	Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales)
Family same	Chrysochromulinaceae	Chrysochromulinaceae
Genus same	Chrysochromulina	Chrysochromulina
Species	Chrysochromulina acantha	Chrysochromulina mantoniae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Chrysochromulina acanthaは細胞表面に長い棘状の鱗片を持ち、独特の刺々しい外観を呈する単細胞ハプト植物藻類だ。温帯および冷水海洋水域の海洋浮遊環境に生息する。この混合栄養微細藻類は光合成を行うとともに、補足的な栄養として細菌を貪食することもできる。

Chrysochromulina mantoniae is a marine haptophyte alga named in honor of the pioneering British phycologist Irene Manton, whose electron microscopic studies of algal flagella and scales transformed the taxonomy of nanoplankton in the mid-twentieth century. The species belongs to the family Prymnesiaceae and displays the characteristic Chrysochromulina body plan: two heterodynamic flagella, a haptonema of variable length, and a cell surface coated with organic scales. C. mantoniae inhabits coastal marine waters of the North Atlantic, consistent with the geographic range of most formally described Chrysochromulina species. As a planktonic photosynthesizer and potential mixotroph, it contributes to the cycling of carbon and nutrients in the marine microbial food web. The haptonema's role in cell adhesion and prey capture has been studied extensively in closely related species, revealing complex behaviors including coiling and extension dynamics. The IUCN has not evaluated the conservation status of C. mantoniae, classifying it as Not Evaluated. This reflects the general absence of threat assessment methodology for free-living marine microorganisms whose populations are shaped largely by oceanographic rather than anthropogenic drivers.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden