vs Australian shovelnose ray

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Aptychotrema rostrata

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Australian shovelnose ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Australian shovelnose ray
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Chordariaceae	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Aptychotrema
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Aptychotrema rostrata

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Australian shovelnose ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Australian shovelnose ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Australian shovelnose ray

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Australian shovelnose ray

The Australian shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) is a species in the genus Aptychotrema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Aptychotrema rostrata contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.