vs Green Sea Turtle

Frustulia rhomboides compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Naviculales (Naviculales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Amphipleuraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Frustulia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Frustulia rhomboides	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 Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Frustulia rhomboides é uma grande diatomácea de água doce com contorno rombóide e um sistema de rafe distintivo embutido em nervuras silicosas. Habita ambientes bentônicos e epifíticos em meios de água doce ácidos e húmicos, incluindo turfeiras e córregos florestais. Esta diatomácea fotossintética é um bioindicador de condições de água doce ácidas e distróficas.