black currant-tree vs

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Comatricha nigra

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Protozoa (โพรโทซัว)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mycetozoa
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (อันดับโนรา)	Stemonitidales
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Comatricha
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Comatricha nigra

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guyana.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.

<em>Comatricha nigra</em> is among the more widely distributed species in the genus <em>Comatricha</em>, with documented records from Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. It belongs to the class Myxomycetes, order Stemonitidales, and is recognized by its dark, stalked sporangia with a distinctive capillitium. The species grows on decaying wood, bark, and moist plant debris in forest habitats across its broad geographic range. As with all plasmodial slime molds, <em>C. nigra</em> undergoes a life cycle that includes a motile plasmodial feeding stage and a reproductive sporangial stage. The feeding plasmodium consumes bacteria, fungal spores, and organic particles, playing a role in nutrient cycling and decomposition. The global distribution of <em>C. nigra</em> reflects the capacity of slime mold spores to disperse over long distances via wind currents. No quantitative biological metrics are recorded, and the species has not been assessed by the IUCN.