alpine silverwort vs Transparent tunicate

Anthelia julacea compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Antheliaceae	Cionidae
Genus	Anthelia	Ciona
Species	Anthelia julacea	Ciona savignyi

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Transparent 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.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.