brittlestar vs Lesser Germanderwort

Amphiura chiajei compared with Riccardia incurvata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Amphiura	Riccardia
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Lesser Germanderwort
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.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.