brittlestar vs Dark Stonewort

Amphiura filiformis compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Dark 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 filiformis	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Dark 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, and Sweden.

Dark 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 filiformis) 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.