vs Green Sea Turtle

Gomphonema paludosum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (크로미스타)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (원시배선규조류)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Cymbellales (Cymbellales)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Gomphonemataceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Gomphonema	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Gomphonema paludosum	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 paludosum은 Gomphonemataceae과에 속하는 담수 규조류로, 점액성 자루로 기질에 부착하는 비대칭적인 쐐기 모양의 규각을 특징으로 한다. 침전물 표면, 식물 줄기, 수몰된 잔해에서 자라는 얕은 정수, 늪, 습지 서식지에 분포한다. 저서 규조류로서 수질 화학과 유기물 오염의 유용한 생물지표이다.