Poole, Karen E.
Alcyonium
Sign in to saveAlcyonium is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae and class octocorallia. Alcyonium generally called as '''dead men's finger.'''
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAscidiacea
- OrderStolidobranchia
- FamilyStyelidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 457
- With media
- 35
- Family
- Alcyoniidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States, Palau, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Antarctica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Alcyoniidae
- Image
- Alcyonium fauri020.jpg
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- Alcyonium
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Alcyonium is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae and class octocorallia. Alcyonium generally called as '''dead men's finger.
Introduction'''
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