beach alectryon vs Gut Weed

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Gut Weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Ulva
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Ulva intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and Gut Weed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.