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Pelonema aphane compared with Pelonema tenue

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum same	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class same	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order same	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family same	Pelonemataceae	Pelonemataceae
Genus same	Pelonema	Pelonema
Species	Pelonema aphane	Pelonema tenue

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Pelonema aphane is a filamentous, sheathed sulfur bacterium found in the anoxic hypolimnion of stratified freshwater lakes and ponds. It forms long, gliding filaments within sulfide-rich zones near the sediment-water interface.

Pelonema tenue is a slender, colorless filamentous bacterium in the order Achroonematales, found in the stratified, oxygen-depleted layers of freshwater lakes and brackish water bodies. It forms straight or slightly curved trichomes of narrow diameter in microaerobic to anaerobic zones. As a chemoheterotrophic organism, it participates in carbon cycling in hypolimnetic waters.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden