Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster vs Mealy Pixie Cup

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Cladonia chlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	Mealy Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Nephropidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Cladonia
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Cladonia chlorophaea

Conservation Status

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	Mealy Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Mealy Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.