vs Green Sea Turtle

Calothrix parasitica compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (藍菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Cyanobacteriales (蓝菌目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Nostocaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Calothrix	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Calothrix parasitica	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Calothrix parasitica是Rivulariaceae科的异型细胞蓝藻，以具有基底异型细胞进行固氮的渐细丝状体为特征。附生于其他藻类、大型植物或淡水和海洋环境岩石基质上的生物膜中。Calothrix属在有助于生态系统氮输入的水生和陆地生境中广泛分布。