''Alcyonium'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of soft corals in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Alcyoniidae Alcyoniidae is a family of leathery or soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria.Leathery cor ...

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

Species in the genus include: * '' Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878 * '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909 * '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955 * '' Alcyonium antarcticum'' Wright & studer, 1889 * '' Alcyonium aspiculatum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955 * '' Alcyonium aurantiacum'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * '' Alcyonium bocagei'' ( Saville Kent, 1870) * '' Alcyonium bosphorense'' Tixier-Durivault, 1961 * '' Alcyonium brioniense'' Kükenthal, 1907 * '' Alcyonium burmedju'' Sampaio, Stokvis & Ofwegen, 2016 * '' Alcyonium bursa'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Alcyonium capitatum'' (Pfeffer, 1889) * '' Alcyonium catalai'' Tixier-Durivault, 1970 * '' Alcyonium ceylonense'' May, 1899 * '' Alcyonium clavatum'' Studer, 1890 * '' Alcyonium compactofestucum'' Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992 * '' Alcyonium confertum'' Boone, 1938 * '' Alcyonium coralloides'' (Pallas, 1766) * '' Alcyonium cydonium'' Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Esper, 1829 * '' Alcyonium dendroides'' Thomson & Dean, 1931 * '' Alcyonium digitatum'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Alcyonium dolium'' McFadden & Ofwegen, 2017 * '' Alcyonium echinatum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1970 * '' Alcyonium elegans'' (Kukenthal, 1902) * '' Alcyonium etheridgei'' Thomson & Mackinnon, 1911 * '' Alcyonium faura'' J. S. Thomson, 1910 * '' Alcyonium fauri'' Studer, 1910 * '' Alcyonium flabellum'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * '' Alcyonium foliatum'' J. S. Thomson, 1921 * '' Alcyonium fulvum'' (Forskål, 1775) * '' Alcyonium fungiforme'' Tixier Durivault, 1954 * '' Alcyonium glaciophilum'' van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007 * '' Alcyonium glomeratum'' (Hassal, 1843) * '' Alcyonium grandis'' Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997 * '' Alcyonium graniferum'' Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974 * '' Alcyonium haddoni'' Wright & Studer, 1889 * '' Alcyonium hibernicum'' (Renouf, 1931) * '' Alcyonium jorgei'' van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007 * '' Alcyonium luteum'' Tixier Durivault, 1954 * '' Alcyonium manusdiaboli'' Linnaeus, 1767 * '' Alcyonium maristenebrosi'' Stiasny, 1937 * '' Alcyonium megasclerum'' Stokvis & van Ofwegen, 2007 * '' Alcyonium muricatum'' Yamada, 1950 * '' Alcyonium pacificum'' Yamada, 1950 * '' Alcyonium palmatum'' Pallas, 1766 * '' Alcyonium patagonicum'' (May, 1899) * '' Alcyonium paucilobulatum'' Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997 * '' Alcyonium pobeguini'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955 * '' Alcyonium profundum'' Stokvis & van Ofwegen, 2007 * '' Alcyonium repens'' Stiasny, 1941 * '' Alcyonium reptans'' Kükenthal, 1906 * '' Alcyonium robustum'' Utinomi, 1976 * '' Alcyonium roseum'' van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007 * '' Alcyonium rotiferum'' Thomson, 1910 * '' Alcyonium senegalense'' Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992 * '' Alcyonium sidereum'' Verrill, 1922 * '' Alcyonium sollasi'' Wright & Studer, 1889 * '' Alcyonium southgeorgiensis'' Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997 * '' Alcyonium spitzbergense'' Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992 * '' Alcyonium submurale'' Ridley, 1883 * '' Alcyonium varum'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013 * '' Alcyonium verseveldti'' Benayahu, 1982 * '' Alcyonium yepayek'' van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007

References

Alcyoniidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub