brittlestar vs Irish Threadwort

Amphiura chiajei compared with Telaranea nematodes

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Irish Threadwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Telaranea
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Telaranea nematodes

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.