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 (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 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 utae는 Gomphonemataceae과에 속하는 담수 우형 규조류로, 점액 패드나 자루를 통해 부착하는 발극 쪽으로 좁아지는 특징적인 비대칭 곤봉형 규각을 지닌다. 온대 지역의 하천과 호수에서 착석성 및 착생성 군집에 분포한다. 생물막 형성에 기여하며 수질 생물지표로 활용된다.