vs Butterfly-leaf

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chordariaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Asperococcus	Adenolobus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Butterfly-leaf
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.

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.