soft corals
Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals. In addition to the fleshy soft corals, the order Alcyonacea now contains all species previously known as "gorgonian corals", that produce a more or less hard skeleton, though quite different f ...
Alcyonium acaule
''Alcyonium acaule'' or Mediterranean sea-finger is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is found at moderate depths on shaded rocks in the Mediterranean Sea and adjoining parts of the Atlantic Ocean.
Description
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Alcyonium burmedju
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
Alcyonium ceylonense
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' May, 1899
* ''
Alcyonium clavatum
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' Studer, 1890
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Alcyonium compactofestucum
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992
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Alcyonium confertum
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' Boone, 1938
* ''
Alcyonium coralloides
''Alcyonium coralloides'', commonly known as false coral, is a colonial species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. In the former location it generally grows as shee ...
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Alcyonium cydonium
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Esper, 1829
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Alcyonium dendroides
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
Alcyonium dolium
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' McFadden & Ofwegen, 2017
* ''
Alcyonium echinatum
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' Tixier-Durivault, 1970
* ''
Alcyonium elegans
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' (Kukenthal, 1902)
* ''
Alcyonium etheridgei
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...
'' Thomson & Mackinnon, 1911
* ''
Alcyonium faura
''Alcyonium'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''Alcyonium acaule'' Marion, 1878
* '' Alcyonium adriaticum'' Kükenthal, 1909
* '' Alcyonium altum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1955
* '' Alcyon ...