vs Green Sea Turtle

Clastidium setigerum 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 Chamaesiphonaceae Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus Clastidium Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species Clastidium setigerum 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.

Clastidium serigerumは、Clastidiaceae科に属する糸状シアノバクテリアで、基部付着細胞により基質に固定された先細りの糸状体を生産することが特徴です。淡水または海洋環境の藻類、無脊椎動物、岩石基質上に生育します。長い無色の毛で終わる単一の毛状糸状体がこの属の顕著な形態学的特徴です。

Green Sea Turtle

アオウミガメは最も大きなウミガメの一つです。甲羅ではなく軟骨と脂肪の緑色に由来して名付けられました。

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