vs Green Sea Turtle

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (떡병균강)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Exobasidium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	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, 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 splendidum은 진달래과 숙주 식물의 잎과 줄기에 혹과 비대 성장을 형성하는 기생 담자균류입니다. Arctostaphylos와 같은 진달래과 관목이 자라는 한대 및 고산 서식지에 서식합니다. 이 기생 균류는 번식 단계에서 영양분을 추출하기 위해 숙주 식물 조직을 변형시킵니다.