Name
Alcyonum
Mediterranean sea-finger
Framing
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Genus: Alcyonum
Habitat
Marine, benthic, sandy bottoms
Feeding
Colonial, sessile, filter feeders
Distribution
Mediterranean and Iberian Atlantic coastline
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Polyps connected by tissue threads or internal stolons; each with 8 pinnate tentacles, gastrovascular cavity divided by 8 sarcosepts. Colonies fleshy and thick, palmate at the end.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Ocaña, A., Sáchez Tocino, L., López González, S. y Viciana Martín, J.F. (2000). Guía Submarina de Invertebrados no Artrópodos. Ed. Comares. Granada.