alpine silverwort vs Centric diatom

Anthelia julacea compared with Skeletonema subsalsum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Centric diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Centric diatom
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Skeletonemaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Skeletonema
Species	Anthelia julacea	Skeletonema subsalsum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Centric diatom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Centric diatom

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Skeletonema subsalsum) is a species in the genus Skeletonema. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden