brittlestar vs sea rocket

Amphiura chiajei compared with Cakile maritima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	sea rocket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Cakile
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Cakile maritima

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

sea rocket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	sea rocket
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.

sea rocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay).

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.