Alcyonium is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae and class octocorallia. Alcyonium generally called as dead men's finger.
Introduction
Alcyonium orÃÂ dead man's fingersÃÂ is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is found around the coasts of the northern Atlantic Ocean and other temperate waters such as the South Pacific.
Species
Species in the genus include:
- Alcyonium acaule <small>Marion, 1878</small>
- Alcyonium adriaticum <small>Kükenthal, 1909</small>
- Alcyonium altum <small>Tixier-Durivault, 1955</small>
- Alcyonium antarcticum <small>Wright & studer, 1889</small>
- Alcyonium aspiculatum <small>Tixier-Durivault, 1955</small>
- Alcyonium aurantiacum <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1834</small>
- Alcyonium bocagei <small>(Saville Kent, 1870)</small>
- Alcyonium bosphorense <small>Tixier-Durivault, 1961</small>
- Alcyonium brioniense <small>Kükenthal, 1907</small>
- Alcyonium burmedju <small>Sampaio, Stokvis & Ofwegen, 2016</small>
- Alcyonium bursa <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Alcyonium capitatum <small>(Pfeffer, 1889)</small>
- Alcyonium catalai <small>Tixier-Durivault, 1970</small>
- Alcyonium ceylonense <small>May, 1899</small>
- Alcyonium clavatum <small>Studer, 1890</small>
- Alcyonium compactofestucum <small>Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992</small>
- Alcyonium confertum <small>Boone, 1938</small>
- Alcyonium coralloides <small>(Pallas, 1766)</small>
- Alcyonium cydonium <small>Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Esper, 1829</small>
- Alcyonium dendroides <small>Thomson & Dean, 1931</small>
- Alcyonium digitatum <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Alcyonium dolium <small>McFadden & Ofwegen, 2017</small>
- Alcyonium echinatum <small>Tixier-Durivault, 1970</small>
- Alcyonium elegans <small>(Kukenthal, 1902)</small>
- Alcyonium etheridgei <small>Thomson & Mackinnon, 1911</small>
- Alcyonium faura <small>J. S. Thomson, 1910</small>
- Alcyonium fauri <small>Studer, 1910</small>
- Alcyonium flabellum <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1834</small>
- Alcyonium foliatum <small>J. S. Thomson, 1921</small>
- Alcyonium fulvum <small>(ForskÃÂ¥l, 1775)</small>
- Alcyonium fungiforme <small>Tixier Durivault, 1954</small>
- Alcyonium glaciophilum <small>van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007</small>
- Alcyonium glomeratum <small>(Hassal, 1843)</small>
- Alcyonium grandis <small>Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997</small>
- Alcyonium graniferum <small>Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974</small>
- Alcyonium haddoni <small>Wright & Studer, 1889</small>
- Alcyonium hibernicum <small>(Renouf, 1931)</small>
- Alcyonium jorgei <small>van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007</small>
- Alcyonium luteum <small>Tixier Durivault, 1954</small>
- Alcyonium manusdiaboli <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>
- Alcyonium maristenebrosi <small>Stiasny, 1937</small>
- Alcyonium megasclerum <small>Stokvis & van Ofwegen, 2007</small>
- Alcyonium muricatum <small>Yamada, 1950</small>
- Alcyonium pacificum <small>Yamada, 1950</small>
- Alcyonium palmatum <small>Pallas, 1766</small>
- Alcyonium patagonicum <small>(May, 1899)</small>
- Alcyonium paucilobulatum <small>Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997</small>
- Alcyonium pobeguini <small>Tixier-Durivault, 1955</small>
- Alcyonium profundum <small>Stokvis & van Ofwegen, 2007</small>
- Alcyonium repens <small>Stiasny, 1941</small>
- Alcyonium reptans <small>Kükenthal, 1906</small>
- Alcyonium robustum <small>Utinomi, 1976</small>
- Alcyonium roseum <small>van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007</small>
- Alcyonium rotiferum <small>Thomson, 1910</small>
- Alcyonium senegalense <small>Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992</small>
- Alcyonium sidereum <small>Verrill, 1922</small>
- Alcyonium sollasi <small>Wright & Studer, 1889</small>
- Alcyonium southgeorgiensis <small>Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997</small>
- Alcyonium spitzbergense <small>Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992</small>
- Alcyonium submurale <small>Ridley, 1883</small>
- Alcyonium varum <small>McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013</small>
- Alcyonium verseveldti <small>Benayahu, 1982</small>
- Alcyonium yepayek <small>van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007</small>
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