brittlestar vs

Amphiura chiajei compared with Sphingobacterium cladoniae

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Sphingobacterium
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Sphingobacterium cladoniae

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, Portugal, and Sweden.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura chiajei) 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.

Sphingobacterium cladoniae es una bacteria Gram negativa en forma de baston aislada por primera vez del liquen Cladonia. Habita talos de liquenes y sustratos asociados en ambientes templados y boreales. Esta bacteria puede desempenar funciones en el ciclo de nutrientes dentro del microbioma del liquen, degradando compuestos organicos de los componentes algales y fungicos del liquen.