Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Prorocentrum redfieldii

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Myzozoa (ミゾゾア門)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Dinophyceae (渦鞭毛藻)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Prorocentrales (Prorocentrales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Prorocentraceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Prorocentrum
Species	Chelonia mydas	Prorocentrum redfieldii

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Green Sea Turtle

アオウミガメは最も大きなウミガメの一つです。甲羅ではなく軟骨と脂肪の緑色に由来して名付けられました。

Prorocentrum redfieldiiはProrocentraceae科に属する渦鞭毛藻で、2枚の大きな甲板を持つ扁平な楕円形の細胞体が特徴である。海洋および汽水域で見られる光合成原生生物で、沿岸植物プランクトン群集に貢献する。海洋学者Alfred Redfieldにちなんで命名され、富栄養状態では高密度のブルームを形成する可能性がある。