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 (동물)	Chromista (크로미스타)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Myzozoa (미조조아)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Dinophyceae (페리디니움강)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Prorocentrales (프로로켄트룸목)
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

초록바다거북은 가장 큰 바다거북 중 하나입니다. 등딱지가 아닌 연골과 지방의 녹색에서 이름이 유래했습니다.

Prorocentrum redfieldii는 Prorocentraceae과에 속하는 와편모류로, 두 개의 큰 갑 판을 가진 납작하고 타원형 세포체가 특징이다. 해양 및 기수 수역에서 발견되는 광합성 원생생물로 연안 식물플랑크톤 군집에 기여한다. 해양학자 Alfred Redfield의 이름을 따서 명명되었으며, 부영양화 조건에서 고밀도 대증식을 형성할 수 있다.