alpine silverwort vs sea thread hydroid

Anthelia julacea compared with Obelia dichotoma

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while sea thread hydroid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	sea thread hydroid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Antheliaceae	Campanulariidae
Genus	Anthelia	Obelia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Obelia dichotoma

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

sea thread hydroid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	sea thread hydroid
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.

sea thread hydroid

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden