Black Laceweaver vs

Amaurobius ferox compared with Comatricha ellae

Key Differences

  • Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Laceweaver
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Mycetozoa
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Araneae (Araneae) Stemonitidales
Family Amaurobiidae Stemonitidaceae
Genus Amaurobius Comatricha
Species Amaurobius ferox Comatricha ellae

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Laceweaver
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

<em>Comatricha ellae</em> is a plasmodial slime mold in the class Myxomycetes, order Stemonitidales, belonging to the diverse genus <em>Comatricha</em>. Members of this genus are characterized by their stalked sporangia with a persistent stalk and an elaborate internal capillitial network that aids in spore dispersal. <em>C. ellae</em> has been recorded from Europe and South America, growing on decomposing wood, bark, and other plant debris in moist forest environments. The feeding stage of the organism is a multinucleate plasmodium that migrates across substrates and engulfs microorganisms and organic particles. Upon maturation, the plasmodium aggregates and differentiates into sporangia that release airborne spores. As with other myxomycetes, the species lacks conventional biological traits such as body length or mass, and no quantitative metrics are available. It is not evaluated on the IUCN Red List.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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