black-calabash vs Loose Starweb

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Asterostroma
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Loose Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.