Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs

Anax concolor compared with Chrysococcus biporus

Key Differences

  • Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Kingdom Animalia (động vật) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Insecta (côn trùng) Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)
Order Odonata (Chuồn chuồn) Chromulinales (Chromulinales)
Family Aeshnidae Dinobryaceae
Genus Anax Chrysococcus
Species Anax concolor Chrysococcus biporus

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

The Blue-spotted Comet Darner (Anax concolor) is a species in the genus Anax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chrysococcus biporus is a unicellular chrysophyte alga in the genus Chrysococcus, family Chromulinaceae. Like all members of the genus, the cell is enclosed within a loricate cell covering — a firm, often flask-shaped structure known as a lorica that surrounds the protoplast. The epithet biporus (Latin: two-pored) describes the two openings or pores present in the lorica, through which the flagella emerge. Chrysococcus cells are typically uniflagellate (or with a short, hair-like second flagellum), heterotrophic or mixotrophic, and capable of both photosynthesis and phagotrophic ingestion of bacteria and small organic particles. The genus inhabits freshwater and brackish environments, including oligotrophic and eutrophic lakes, ponds, and wetlands. C. biporus has been recorded from Scandinavian waters, consistent with extensive chrysophyte survey effort in northern Europe. Chrysophytes as a group are important components of freshwater protist communities, playing roles as grazers of bacteria and as prey for larger zooplankton. The species has not been evaluated for conservation status and is listed as Not Evaluated by the IUCN. Molecular surveys are continuing to reveal undescribed diversity within the loricate chrysophyte lineages.

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