Alcyoniidae
Alcyonium glomeratum (Hassall, 1843)
Alcyonium glomeratum (Hassall, 1843)
Alcyonium glomeratum, or red sea fingers, is a soft coral with a described distribution, habitat and appearance.
Alcyonium coralloides (Pallas, 1766)
Alcyonium coralloides (Pallas, 1766)
Alcyonium coralloides is a soft coral with variable growth habits, found in the Mediterranean and northeast Atlantic, often parasitic on sea fans.
Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758
Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758
Alcyonium digitatum, commonly called dead man's fingers, is a common colonial soft coral found in multiple Atlantic coastal regions.
Alcyonium acaule Marion, 1878
Alcyonium acaule Marion, 1878
Alcyonium acaule is a Mediterranean-endemic soft coral that frequently forms dense shaded-water agglomerations.
Gersemia rubiformis (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Gersemia rubiformis (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Gersemia rubiformis is a non-zooxanthellate colonial soft coral found in cold North American Atlantic and Pacific coastal waters.
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