brittlestar vs

Amphiura filiformis compared with Physarum viride

Key Differences

brittlestar is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Mycetozoa
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Physarales (Physarales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Physaraceae
Genus	Amphiura	Physarum
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Physarum viride

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Physarum viride is a vibrantly coloured myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, bright yellow-green sporangia on decaying organic matter including dead wood, leaves, and litter in forest habitats. Like all Physarum species, it spends part of its life as a multinucleate plasmodium that creeps across substrates to engulf food particles. This species is found in moist woodlands across temperate and tropical zones.