vs Green Sea Turtle

Gomphonema utae 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	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Cymbellales (Cymbellales)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Gomphonemataceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Gomphonema	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Gomphonema utae	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.

Gomphonema utaeは、Gomphonemataceae科に属する淡水羽状珪藻で、粘液パッドや柄を通じて付着する足極に向かって細くなる特徴的な非対称棍棒形の殻を持つ。温帯地域の河川や湖沼の岩着生および着生群集に分布する。バイオフィルム形成に貢献し、水質の生物指標として利用される。