brittlestar vs Spiral Tarcrust

Amphiura chiajei compared with Eutypa spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Spiral Tarcrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Eutypa
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Eutypa spinosa

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Spiral Tarcrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Spiral Tarcrust
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.

Spiral Tarcrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.