Atlantic Ancula vs Sea Lettuce

Ancula gibbosa compared with Ulva lactuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Ancula	Ulva
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Ulva lactuca

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Sea Lettuce
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.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.