brittlestar vs speckled rustwort

Amphiura chiajei compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Marsupella
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.