brittlestar vs Ghost Anemone

Amphiura filiformis compared with Diadumene leucolena

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Ghost Anemone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Ghost Anemone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Anthozoa
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Actiniaria (Actiniaria)
Family	Amphiuridae	Diadumenidae
Genus	Amphiura	Diadumene
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Diadumene leucolena

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and Ghost Anemone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Anemone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Ghost Anemone
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.

Ghost Anemone

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Morocco, Senegal, Spain, 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.