brittlestar vs Reticulated barnacle

Amphiura filiformis compared with Amphibalanus reticulatus

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Reticulated barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Reticulated barnacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Sessilia (Sessilia)
Family	Amphiuridae	Balanidae
Genus	Amphiura	Amphibalanus
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Amphibalanus reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Reticulated barnacle
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.

Reticulated barnacle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone), Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, France, Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden