Atlantic Ancula vs Delicate Stonewort

Ancula gibbosa compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Characeae
Genus	Ancula	Chara
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Delicate Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Ancula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Atlantic Ancula

The Atlantic Ancula (Ancula gibbosa) is a species in the genus Ancula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.