Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster vs Giant dodder

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Nephropidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Cuscuta
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

The Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster (Acanthacaris caeca) is a species in the genus Acanthacaris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.