vs Green Sea Turtle

Exobasidium pachysporum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (外担菌纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Exobasidiales (外担子菌目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Exobasidium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Exobasidium pachysporum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

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

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and 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.

Exobasidium pachysporum是一种寄生真菌，侵染宿主植物，在叶片和茎上引起独特的虫瘿状畸形。它栖息于宿主植物生长的温带地区，通常在潮湿林地环境中。该真菌在活植物组织内完成生活史，在变形的宿主表面产生孢子。