brittlestar vs Fishbone Beard Lichen

Amphiura chiajei compared with Usnea dasopoga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Fishbone Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Echinodermata (иглокожие)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Офиуры)	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Lecanorales (леканоровые)
Family	Amphiuridae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Usnea
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Usnea dasopoga

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Fishbone Beard Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Fishbone Beard Lichen
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.

Fishbone Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.