vs Green Sea Turtle

Calothrix parasitica compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Nostocaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Calothrix	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Calothrix parasitica	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

Found in 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.

Calothrix parasitica é uma cianobactéria heterocrística da família Rivulariaceae, caracterizada por filamentos cônicos com um heterocisto basal para fixação de nitrogênio. Cresce epifiticamente sobre outras algas, macrófitas ou em biofilmes sobre substratos rochosos em ambientes de água doce e marinhos. O gênero Calothrix está amplamente distribuído em habitats aquáticos e terrestres onde desempenha um papel na entrada de nitrogênio nos ecossistemas.