Clymene Dolphin vs

Stenella clymene compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clymene Dolphin
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Niaceae
Genus	Stenella	Flagelloscypha
Species	Stenella clymene	Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Clymene Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clymene Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clymene Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Clymene Dolphin

The Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene, is a small cetacean endemic to the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea south along both the western and eastern Atlantic margins to approximately 20 degrees south latitude. Often called the short-snouted spinner dolphin, it is the only known naturally occurring cetacean hybrid species, believed to have originated through hybridization between the spinner dolphin (S. longirostris) and the striped dolphin (S. coeruleoalba). Clymene dolphins are acrobatic and frequently perform spinning leaps similar to but less elaborate than their spinner relatives. They travel in schools typically ranging from 10 to several hundred individuals, sometimes associating with other dolphin species. The species inhabits deep offshore pelagic waters and is rarely observed close to coastlines. It feeds primarily on fish and cephalopods, foraging at night when mesopelagic prey move into shallower waters. Clymene dolphins measure approximately 1.7–2 meters in length and display a distinctive tripartite pattern of dark cape, lighter grey flanks, and white or pale yellow belly. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its relatively wide range and no evidence of major population-level threats.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis は外表面に剛毛状の毛を持つ白色〜クリーム色の極小型の子嚢盤を形成する毛コップ菌である。ヨーロッパの温帯林の広葉樹の枯れ枝に生育し、枯死した木質植物材料を分解する腐生子嚢菌類である。