Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Gut Weed

Acarospora fuscata compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Ulva
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

The Brown Cobblestone Lichen (Acarospora fuscata) is a species in the genus Acarospora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.