arctic threadwort vs brittlestar

Cephaloziella varians compared with Amphiura chiajei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic threadwort	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Cephaloziellaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Cephaloziella	Amphiura
Species	Cephaloziella varians	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

arctic threadwort

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

arctic threadwort

The Arctic threadwort (Cephaloziella varians) is a species in the genus Cephaloziella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden