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Petalomonas gigas compared with Petalomonas steinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Protozoa (protozoário)	Protozoa (protozoário)
Phylum same	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)
Class same	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)
Order same	Petalomonadida (Petalomonadida)	Petalomonadida (Petalomonadida)
Family same	Scytomonadidae	Scytomonadidae
Genus same	Petalomonas	Petalomonas
Species	Petalomonas gigas	Petalomonas steinii

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Petalomonas.

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Petalomonas gigas e um euglenideo grande, achatado e nao fotosintetico com corpo celular rigido em forma de folha e um unico flagelo emergente. Habita ambientes de agua doce, incluindo tanques, filmes de agua do solo e superficies de sedimentos. Este protista heterotrofico se alimenta de bacterias e pequenas particulas organicas em habitats benticos de agua doce.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden