Atlantic Ancula vs Irish Threadwort

Ancula gibbosa compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Ancula	Telaranea
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.