vs Green Sea Turtle

Gomphonema paludosum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (色藻界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (硅藻纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Cymbellales (桥弯藻目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Gomphonemataceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Gomphonema	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Gomphonema paludosum	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

Distributed across 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.

Gomphonema paludosum是舟形藻科的淡水硅藻，以通过黏液柄附着于基质的不对称楔形壳为特征。生活于浅的静水、沼泽和泥炭藓生境的沉积物表面、植物茎和水下碎屑上。作为底栖硅藻，是水化学和有机污染的有效生物指示物。