alpine silverwort vs

Anthelia julacea compared with Chroomonas coerulea

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Cryptophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Chroomonas
Species	Anthelia julacea	Chroomonas coerulea

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Chroomonas coerulea is a species of cryptophyte alga in the family Chroomonadaceae, distinguished by its blue or blue-green coloration, as referenced by the specific epithet coerulea, meaning sky-blue or cerulean. The blue-green to blue color of this species results from the predominance of phycocyanin or phycoerythrin 569 phycobiliprotein — pigments derived from its secondary red algal endosymbiont — combined with the other accessory pigments typical of cryptophytes. Many Chroomonas species appear in shades of olive to brown, making the distinctly blue-tinted coerulea somewhat unusual within the genus and useful for field identification by experienced microscopists. Chroomonas coerulea inhabits freshwater and possibly brackish environments in Europe, contributing to the micro-phytoplankton and picoplankton communities of its habitat. Cryptophyte algae are nutritionally valuable components of aquatic food webs and are frequently used as high-quality food sources in aquaculture and zooplankton culture due to their polyunsaturated fatty acid content. The species has not been assessed by the IUCN, consistent with the treatment of microalgal species.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden