Chelonia

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Chelonia is a genus of sea turtles best known for including the green sea turtle, a large, primarily herbivorous marine reptile found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.

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Label Occurrences
Chelonia canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
sea turtle
species
taxon
class Reptilia
Reptilia
commonName green sea turtle
green sea turtle genus
conservationSignificance includes species of major conservation concern
conservationStatus threatened (globally)
contains large marine turtles
describedAs genus of sea turtles
diet marine algae
primarily herbivorous as adult
primarily herbivorous in adults (via Chelonia mydas)
seagrasses
distribution circumtropical
worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas
ecologicalRole grazing on seagrass beds
marine herbivores on seagrass beds and algae (via Chelonia mydas)
family Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae
firstAppearance Cenozoic
genus Chelonia self-linksurface differs
habitat marine environment
subtropical oceans
subtropical oceans
tropical oceans
tropical oceans
hasCommonRepresentative green sea turtle
includesSpecies Chelonia mydas
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle marine
memberOf marine reptile fauna
namedAfter Greek word "chelone" (tortoise)
order Testudines
Testudines
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
oviparous
suborder Cryptodira
superfamily Chelonioidea
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Chelonia mydas

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chelonia mydas genus Chelonia
Chelonia genus Chelonia self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Chelonia mydas
Cheloniidae typeGenus Chelonia