alpine silverwort vs Divided Tunicate

Anthelia julacea compared with Styela canopus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Divided Tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Divided Tunicate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Antheliaceae	Styelidae
Genus	Anthelia	Styela
Species	Anthelia julacea	Styela canopus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Divided Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Divided Tunicate
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.

Divided Tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Lebanon), Europe (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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.