Autumn Snowflake vs

Acis autumnalis compared with Clastidium setigerum

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Chamaesiphonaceae
Genus	Acis	Clastidium
Species	Acis autumnalis	Clastidium setigerum

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Clastidium setigerum is a filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Clastidiaceae, characterized by producing tapering filaments anchored to substrates by a basal holdfast cell. It grows on coarser algae, invertebrates, and rocky substrates in freshwater or marine environments. Its single, hair-like trichome ending in a long colorless hair is a distinctive morphological feature of this genus.