brittlestar vs Potato Blight

Amphiura chiajei compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

brittlestar is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Phytophthora
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Potato Blight
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.

Potato Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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.