vs Globe Thistle

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (цианобактерии)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Afrosoricida (Афросорициды)
Family	Microcystaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Echinops
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.