alpine silverwort vs

Anthelia julacea compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

alpine silverwort is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Anthelia	Stephanoeca
Species	Anthelia julacea	Stephanoeca kentii

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.