vs Green Sea Turtle

Cryptomonas minor 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	Cryptophyta	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Cryptophyceae (クリプト藻綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Cryptomonadales (クリプトモナス目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Cryptomonadaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Cryptomonas	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Cryptomonas minor	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.

Cryptomonas minorはフィコビリン含有色素体を持つ圧縮した豆形の細胞体を持つ小型淡水クリプトモナド藻類で、湖、池、緩やかな水域で見られる。長さの異なる二本の鞭毛を使って移動し、光合成が可能である。Cryptomonas種は淡水植物プランクトン群集の重要なメンバーで、動物プランクトンの餌となる。