vs Green Sea Turtle

Gloeocapsa granosa 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	Gloeocapsaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Gloeocapsa	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Gloeocapsa granosa	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.

Gloeocapsa granosaは、Chroococcaceae科に属する群体性シアノバクテリアで、顆粒状の多層ゼラチン鞘に包まれた細胞を形成する。世界中の岩石や湿った土壌を含む陸上および淡水の基質に生息する。保全状況は評価されていない。