brittlestar vs

Amphiura filiformis compared with Stemonitopsis gracilis

Key Differences

brittlestar is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Protozoa (Protozoen)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Stachelhäuter)	Mycetozoa
Class	Ophiuroidea (Schlangensterne)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Stemonitidales
Family	Amphiuridae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Stemonitopsis
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Stemonitopsis gracilis

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

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Stemonitopsis gracilis is a slender-stalked myxomycete producing delicate, thread-like sporangia with a graceful columella and fine capillitium, growing on decaying plant material in moist forest habitats. Its fruiting bodies are among the most elegant of all slime mould species. This organism is distributed widely across humid temperate and tropical forests.