brittlestar vs Flat Wrack

Amphiura filiformis compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Echinodermata (शूलचर्मी)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Phaeophyceae (बभ्रु शैवाल)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Fucaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Fucus
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.