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Name

Alcyonum

Mediterranean sea-finger

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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.