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    Species Accepted

    Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758

    Dead man’s fingers

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      23 results
      Bastardschwamm German
      Dead man’s fingers English
      Dead men's fingers English
      Dødningehånd Danish
      Meerhand German
      Mão-de-morto Portuguese
      Nordische Korkkoralle German
      Tote Mannshand German
      Tote Meerhand German
      alcyon commum French

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      17 results
      Verseveldt, J. (1973). On the validity of Alcyonium siderium Verrill (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden, 46. https://www.marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=347247
      Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1116
      Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
      van Ofwegen, L., Grasshoff, M., & van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: https://www.marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1420
      Van Beneden, P. J. (1867). Recherches sur la faune littorale de Belgique : polypes. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale Des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Belgique, 36: 1–207. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1804 10.5962/bhl.title.1804
      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points. https://www.marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=147411
      National General Status Working Group [Groupe de travail national sur la situation générale]. (2017). Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada [Noms communs normalisés pour les espèces sauvages au Canada]. https://www.marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=285140
      Hickson, S. J. (1907). The Alcyonaria, Antipatharia, and Madreporaria collected by the “Huxley” from the north side of the Bay of Biscay in August, 1906. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 8, 6–14. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400043708 10.1017/s0025315400043708
      Hartlaub, C. (1894). Die Coelenteraten Helgolands. Vorläufiger Bericht. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen N. Ser, 1. https://www.marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=36190

      Citation

      Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758 in undefined