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Alcyonium Submurale
''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 * ''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 * ...
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Alcyonium Fauri
The purple soft coral (''Alcyonium fauri'') is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae Alcyoniidae is a family of leathery or soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria.Leathery cor ...
.Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa''


Description

Purple soft corals grow in small colonies of up to 3 cm in height. The diameter of the individual polyps is 0.4 cm. They are usually bright purple, although they may be yellow, pink, red, dark grey or orange. The soft colony is encrusting and variably shaped. Feeding polyps extend eight tentacles into the water column.Jones, Georgina. ''A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsul ...

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Alcyonium Capitatum
''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 * '' 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 ...
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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 * '' 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, ...
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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 * '' 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, ...
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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 * '' 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 Espe ...
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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 * '' 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 Espe ...
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Alcyonium Digitatum
''Alcyonium digitatum'' 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. Description Dead man's fingers is a colonial coral forming clumps of yellow, white or cream-coloured fleshy masses of finger-like lobes. The surface layer include many sclerites which form a crust. The individual polyps are white and translucent, and project from the leathery surface when feeding, giving the colony a furry appearance. Distribution and habitat Dead man's fingers is found along the Atlantic coasts of north west Europe from Portugal to Norway, most recently being discovered in the unchartered waters of Jammerbugt bay off the north-west coast of Denmark by a 2020 seafloor mapping project led by explorer Klaus Thymann. The species also occurs in parts of Canada, northeastern coast of the United States, the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy and the norther ...
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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 * '' 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, ...
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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 * '' 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, ...
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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 sheets or small lobes but in the latter it is parasitic and overgrows sea fans. Taxonomy This soft coral was first described in 1766 by the Russian naturalist Peter Simon Pallas who named it ''Parerythropodium coralloides''. It was later determined on the basis of its growth forms, the nature of its spicules (small skeletal elements) and the passages in its coenenchyme (the tissue uniting the polyps) that it should be included in the genus ''Alcyonium'' and it was renamed ''Alcyonium coralloides''. Distribution and habitat ''Alcyonium coralloides'' is plentiful in the Mediterranean Sea but less common on the Atlantic coast of Western Europe and in the English Channel. The northern limit of its range is Scotland. In the Atlantic Ocean, coloni ...
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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 * '' 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, ...
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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 * '' 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, 1 ...
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