vs brittlestar

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Amphiura chiajei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while brittlestar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		brittlestar
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Amphiura
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura chiajei) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.