brittlestar vs Cowberry Redleaf

Amphiura chiajei compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Exobasidium
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.