Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Rhabdogloea gorskii

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Synechococcaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Rhabdogloea
Species	Chelonia mydas	Rhabdogloea gorskii

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

A tartaruga-verde (Chelonia mydas) é uma das maiores tartarugas marinhas. Seu nome vem da cor verde da cartilagem e gordura, não do casco.

Rhabdogloea gorskii e uma cianobacteria colonial que forma celulas alongadas e em forma de bastonete dispostas em uma matriz mucilaginosa comum, dentro das comunidades de plancton de agua doce. E encontrada em lagos e reservatorios de regioes temperadas e contribui para a diversidade do fitoplancton. Como outras cianobacterias, pode formar floramentos em condicoes eutroficas quando os niveis de nutrientes e as temperaturas estao elevados.