Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758
Dead mans fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Family:  Alcyoniidae (true soft corals)
Max. size: 
Environment:  sessile; marine
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean: USA, Canada and Germany.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Attached species (Ref. 3123). This organism prey on sea urchins, gastropods, bivalves, or crustaceans that crawl or swim into their grasp, indicating its carnivorous feeding type (Ref. 87872).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.