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