alpine silverwort vs Sponge

Anthelia julacea compared with Cliona thoosina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Sponge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Clionaida (Clionaida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Clionaidae
Genus	Anthelia	Cliona
Species	Anthelia julacea	Cliona thoosina

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Sponge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Sponge
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.

Sponge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.