Blistering Ammania vs Flat Green Feather Algae

Ammannia baccifera compared with Caulerpa mexicana

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Flat Green Feather Algae is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Flat Green Feather Algae
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Bryopsidales (Bryopsidales)
Family	Lythraceae	Caulerpaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Caulerpa
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Caulerpa mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Flat Green Feather Algae share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Flat Green Feather Algae

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Flat Green Feather Algae
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Flat Green Feather Algae

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Israel, and Lebanon.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian