brittlestar vs Greater dodder

Amphiura chiajei compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Echinodermata (棘皮動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Ophiuroidea (クモヒトデ)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Amphiuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Cuscuta
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.