Alcyoniidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Malacalcyonacea, class Anthozoa. The family contains 5 accepted species worldwide.
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Alcyonium coralloides (Pallas, 1766)
Alcyonium coralloides is a soft coral with variable growth habits, found in the …
Gersemia rubiformis (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Gersemia rubiformis is a non-zooxanthellate colonial soft coral found in cold No…
Alcyonium glomeratum (Hassall, 1843)
Alcyonium glomeratum, or red sea fingers, is a soft coral with a described distr…
Alcyonium acaule Marion, 1878
Alcyonium acaule is a Mediterranean-endemic soft coral that frequently forms den…
Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758
Alcyonium digitatum, commonly called dead man's fingers, is a common colonial so…
Alcyoniidae animals belong to the Malacalcyonacea order in the Animalia kingdom. Alcyonium coralloides (Pallas, 1766) displays multiple distinct growth habits, which vary by region. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Alcyoniidae is classified in the order Malacalcyonacea, class Anthozoa, phylum Cnidaria. In the Atlantic Ocean, it sometimes grows as encrusting red sheets across rock surfaces, these sheets have white or yellow polyps and may feature bare areas with no polyps.
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