Atlantic Ancula vs Tear Dropper

Ancula gibbosa compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Goniodorididae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Ancula	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.