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 (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
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 splendidum é um fungo basidiomiceto parasita que forma galhas e crescimentos hipertrofiados nas folhas e caules de plantas hospedeiras da família das urzes. Habita habitats boreais e montanos onde crescem arbustos de Ericaceae como Arctostaphylos. Este fungo parasita deforma o tecido da planta hospedeira para extrair nutrientes durante sua fase reprodutiva.