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Alcyonium acaule

Alcyonium acaule

Mediterrane dodemansduim(+6)·Marion, 1878

GBIF:155450022

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PROFILE

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Habitat

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(3)

European Marine Waters
Mediterranean Sea
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone(GR)

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 6 languages.

nldMediterrane dodemansduimnlddeuMittelmeer-Meerhanddeufraalcyon méditerranéenfraframagnottefraspamano de muertospa+2 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 6 languages.

nldMediterrane dodemansduim
nld
deuMittelmeer-Meerhand
deu
fraalcyon méditerranéen
fra
framagnotte
fra
spamano de muerto
spa
Source: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
catmà de mort
cat
Source: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
engsea finger
eng
Source: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

CLASSIFICATION

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IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 33 proteins)

NCBI:txid124278

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(15)

  • 1

    Alderslade, P. (2000). Four new genera of soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), with notes on the classification of some established taxa. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 74: 237-249.

    additional source
  • 2

    Bastidas, C.; Fabricius, K.; Willis, B. L. (2004). Demographic aspects of the soft coral Sinularia flexibilis leading to local dominance on coral reefs. Hydrobiologia, 530/531, 433-441

    additional source
  • 3

    Boury-Esnault, N.; Bellan, G.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Chevaldonné, P.; Dias, A.; Faget, D.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Harmelin-Vivien, M.; Lejeusne, C.; Pérez, T.; Vacelet, J.; Verlaque, M. (2023). The Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille: 150 years of natural history. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5249(2): 213-252.

  • 4

    Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44

    additional source
  • 5

    Imahara, Y. (2006). Preliminary report on the alcyonacean and pennatulacean octocorals collected by the natural history research of the Sagami Sea. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) [Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan], 40, 91-101

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155450022
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    5185155
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125331
    Last Crawled
    6/4/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/4/2026