vs Caesar's Amanita

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Amanita caesarea

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Caesar's Amanita
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Chordariaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Asperococcus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Amanita caesarea

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Caesar's Amanita
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.

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, 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.

Caesar's Amanita

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.