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Thalassiosira pseudonana
Thalassiosira pseudonana
Tiger
Panthera tigris
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Evidence from the profiles
Compare their characteristics
| Trait | Thalassiosira pseudonana | Tiger |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition | Data unavailable | Carnivorous Source ↗ |
| Social organization | Not applicable | Generally solitary Source ↗ |
| Physical traits | Cells have the rounded symmetry typical of a centric diatom. Fine wall patterning is best examined with microscopy. | Dark stripes break up the tiger’s outline. Stripe patterns vary from one individual to another. |
| Habitat and range | Marine aquatic conditions and appropriately supplied cultures support its photosynthetic growth. | Tigers live in varied habitats, including tropical forests, mangrove swamps and temperate forest. |
| Diet and nutrition | Light drives carbon fixation. Silicon, nitrogen, iron and other resources are also needed; carbon supply alone does not ensure growth. | Tigers mainly hunt large mammals, including deer and wild pigs. |
| Behavior and activity | Nutrient transport and metabolic regulation connect cells with fluctuating dissolved resources. | A tiger usually hunts by stalking its prey and attacking at close range. A tiger can communicate without meeting another tiger directly. Scratches and scent marks leave information at places another animal may visit later. In addition to stalking on land, tigers can swim well and have been observed hunting in water. |
| Reproduction and life cycle | Vegetative division produces daughter cells and newly constructed wall material. Silicic-acid transport and wall-formation genes support this process. | Young tigers stay with their mother while developing the skills needed to take prey. This prolonged period of dependence is consistent with an adult life that is generally solitary. A photograph of a female with cubs therefore describes an important life stage rather than a permanent social group. |
| Geographic distribution | The reference genome comes from an authenticated strain. Related environmental observations need species-specific confirmation. | Data unavailable |
| Ecological role | Primary production and silica use connect its growth with aquatic carbon and mineral cycles. | Data unavailable |
| Distinctive adaptations | The genome study identified genes for silicic-acid uptake and construction of a silica-based cell wall. It also found capacities for iron uptake, varied nitrogen use and a complete urea cycle. These findings link the distinctive wall with less visible nutrient-processing machinery important in an aquatic cell. | Individual stripe patterns have practical value to field researchers. Paired cameras can photograph the sides of a passing tiger, and repeated images of the same pattern can identify the same animal. A sequence of detections across sampling locations can support a population estimate. |
Classification
Shared ancestry
Closest shared taxon: Eukaryota.