''Alcyonidium'' 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
bryozoa
Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic animal, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary Colony (biology), colonies. Typically about long, they have a spe ...
ns in the order
Ctenostomatida
The Ctenostomatida are an order of bryozoans in the class Gymnolaemata. The great majority of ctenostome species are marine, although ''Paludicella'' inhabits fresh water. They are distinguished from their close relatives, the cheilostomata, chei ...
. The genus have both species with planktotrophic (feeding) larvae and short-lived lecithotrophic (non-feeding) larvae.
Species
The following species are included in the genus by the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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*'' Alcyonidium adustum'' Winston & Hayward, 2012
*'' Alcyonidium albescens'' Winston & Key, 1999
*'' Alcyonidium albidum'' Alder, 1857
*'' Alcyonidium androsovae'' d'Hondt, 1983
*'' Alcyonidium anglei'' d'Hondt & Goyffon, 1991
*'' Alcyonidium antarcticum'' Waters, 1904
*'' Alcyonidium argyllaceum'' Castric-Fey, 1971
*'' Alcyonidium australe'' d'Hondt & Moyano, 1979
*'' Alcyonidium candidum'' Ryland, 1963
*'' Alcyonidium capronae'' Winston & Hakansson, 1986
*'' Alcyonidium cellarioides'' Calvet, 1900
*'' Alcyonidium chondroides'' O'Donoghue & de Watteville, 1937
*'' Alcyonidium columbianum'' O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, 1926
*'' Alcyonidium condylocinereum'' Porter, 2004
*'' Alcyonidium diaphanum'' (Hudson, 1778)
*'' Alcyonidium disciforme'' Smitt, 1872
*'' Alcyonidium duplex'' Prouho, 1892
*'' Alcyonidium effusum'' Norman, 1909
*'' Alcyonidium eightsi'' Winston & Hayward, 1994
*'' Alcyonidium enteromorpha'' Soule, 1951
*'' Alcyonidium epispiculum'' Porter & Hayward, 2004
*'' Alcyonidium erectum'' Silén, 1942
*'' Alcyonidium excavatum'' Hincks, 1880
*'' Alcyonidium exiguum'' Vieira, Migotto & Winston, 2014
*'' Alcyonidium flabelliforme'' Kirkpatrick, 1902
*'' Alcyonidium flustroides'' Busk, 1886
*'' Alcyonidium foliaceum'' Silén, 1942
*'' Alcyonidium gelatinosum'' (Linnaeus, 1761)
*'' Alcyonidium hauffi'' Marcus, 1939
*'' Alcyonidium hirsutum'' (Fleming, 1828)
*'' Alcyonidium hydrocoalitum'' Porter, 2004
*'' Alcyonidium irregulare'' Kluge, 1962
*'' Alcyonidium kermadecense'' Gordon, 1984
*'' Alcyonidium lutosum'' Winston & Hayward, 2012
*'' Alcyonidium maculosum'' Winston & Hayward, 2012
*'' Alcyonidium mamillatum'' Alder, 1857
*'' Alcyonidium multigemmatum'' Gordon, 1986
*'' Alcyonidium nanum'' Silén, 1942
*'' Alcyonidium nipponicum'' d'Hondt & Mawatari, 1986
*'' Alcyonidium nodosum'' O'Donoghue & de Watteville, 1944
*'' Alcyonidium nostoch'' (A.P.de Candolle) Lamouroux, 1813
*'' Alcyonidium pachydermatum'' Denisenko, 1996
*'' Alcyonidium papillatum'' O'Donoghue, 1924
*'' Alcyonidium parasiticum'' (Fleming, 1828)
*'' Alcyonidium pedunculatum'' Robertson, 1902
*'' Alcyonidium pelagosphaerum'' Porter & Hayward, 2004
*'' Alcyonidium polyoum'' (Hassall, 1841)
*'' Alcyonidium polypylum'' Marcus, 1941
*'' Alcyonidium proboscideum'' Kluge, 1962
*'' Alcyonidium protoseideum''
*'' Alcyonidium pseudodisciforme'' Denisenko, 2009
*'' Alcyonidium pulvinatum'' Vieira, Migotto & Winston, 2014
*'' Alcyonidium radicellatum'' Kluge, 1946
*'' Alcyonidium rhomboidale'' O'Donoghue, 1924
*'' Alcyonidium rylandi'' d'Hondt & Goyffon, 2005
*'' Alcyonidium sagamianum'' Mawatari, 1953
*'' Alcyonidium sanguineum'' Cook, 1985
*'' Alcyonidium scolecoideum'' Porter & Hayward, 2004
*'' Alcyonidium shizuoi'' d'Hondt & Mawatari, 1986
*'' Alcyonidium simulatum'' Porter & Hayward, 2004
*'' Alcyonidium torpedo'' d'Hondt, 2006
*'' Alcyonidium torquatum'' Vieira, Migotto & Winston, 2014
*'' Alcyonidium variegatum'' Prouho, 1892
*'' Alcyonidium vermiculare'' Okada, 1925
*'' Alcyonidium verrilli'' Osburn, 1912
*'' Alcyonidium vicarians'' d'Hondt & Chimenz Gusso, 2006
*'' Alcyonidium vitreum'' Vieira, Migotto & Winston, 2014
]
References
Bryozoan genera
Ctenostomatida
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