vs Black Laceweaver

Anathece smithii compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Anathece	Amaurobius
Species	Anathece smithii	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Anathece smithii is a colonial cyanobacterium forming small, irregularly rounded colonies embedded in mucilage in freshwater environments. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater bodies including lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This photosynthetic prokaryote contributes to phytoplankton communities and nitrogen cycling in freshwater ecosystems.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.