vs Black Laceweaver

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Chordariaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Amaurobius
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Black Laceweaver
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.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

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.

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.