Charcoal Goldeneye vs Thread Weed

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Goldeneye	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Anthracobia	Ulva
Species	Anthracobia macrocystis	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Goldeneye	Thread Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Charcoal Goldeneye

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Thread 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).

Charcoal Goldeneye

The Charcoal Goldeneye (Anthracobia macrocystis) is a species in the genus Anthracobia. 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden