vs brittlestar

Botryotinia calthae compared with Amphiura chiajei

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while brittlestar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		brittlestar
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Botryotinia	Amphiura
Species	Botryotinia calthae	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Botryotinia calthae is an ascomycete fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae, the sexual stage of a Botrytis-like pathogen that infects marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) in wetland habitats. It forms sclerotia in infected plant tissue that persist in soil to initiate future infections. As a necrotrophic pathogen, it kills host tissue and then feeds on the resulting dead material.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura chiajei) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.