Bad-smelling Alkanet vs

Alkanna maleolens compared with Gloeothece fuscolutea

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Cyanobacteria (สาหร่ายสีเขียวแกมน้ำเงิน)
Class Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Cyanobacteriia
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Cyanobacteriales
Family Boraginaceae Microcystaceae
Genus Alkanna Gloeothece
Species Alkanna maleolens Gloeothece fuscolutea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gloeothece fuscolutea is a unicellular or colonial cyanobacterium forming cells embedded in brownish-yellow (fuscoluteous) gelatinous sheaths. It is found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide and contributes to primary production and nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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