Atlantic Ancula vs Spiny Threadwort

Ancula gibbosa compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Ancula	Cephaloziella
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Spiny 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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.