Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs toothed wrack

Acarospora fuscata compared with Fucus serratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Fucaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Fucus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	toothed wrack
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.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.