By: Pedro Gomes
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Marine Species: Alcyonium palmatum
Pallas, 1766
Photographed by: Pedro Gomes
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Alcyoniidae |
| Genus: | Alcyonium |
| Species: | Alcyonium palmatum |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Sea finger |
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| Description: | Upright colony, soft consistency, with dispersed polyps across the surface. It fixes itself to a rigid substract. Usually discoloured basis. It forms lobed or branched masses. |
| Habitat: | Circalittoral depths. |
| Color: | Redish colour. |
| Dimensions: | 10 cm to 20 cm in height. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
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