Black Laceweaver vs

Amaurobius ferox compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Exobasidium
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver
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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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.