vs Green Sea Turtle

Exobasidium pachysporum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Exobasidium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Exobasidium pachysporum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

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 Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Exobasidium pachysporumは宿主植物に感染し、葉や茎に独特のこぶ状の変形を引き起こす寄生菌類です。宿主植物が生育する温帯地域の主に湿った森林環境に生息します。この菌類は生きた植物組織内で生活環を完結し、変形した宿主の表面に胞子を産生します。