brittlestar vs Smooth Stonewort

Amphiura chiajei compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Characeae
Genus	Amphiura	Nitella
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.