Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758

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Linnaeus, C. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. (1758).

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Cnidaria: class
Anthozoa: order
Alcyonacea: family
Alcyoniidae: genus
Alcyonium: species
Alcyonium digitatum

Name

Synonyms: Lobularia digitata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms: Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Dead man’s fingers in language.; Dødningehånd in Danish; Meerhand in German; Nordische Korkkoralle in German; Tote Mannshand in German; alcyon commum in French; alcyon commum in French; alcyon jaune in French; alcyon jaune in French; corail digité in French; dead man's fingers in English; dead man's fingers in English; dead man's fingers in language.; dead man's fingers soft coral in English; dead-man's fingers in English; dodemansduim in Dutch; doomansduim in Dutch; sea-fingers in English; tote Manneshand in German; tote Manneshand in German; Dodemansduim in Dutch; dodemansduim in Dutch; död mans hand in Swedish; dødmannshånd in Norwegian Bokmål; Dead men's fingers in English; Dead-man's fingers in English; Doomansduim in Dutch; Meerhand in German; Nordische Korkkoralle in German; alcyon commum in French; alcyon jaune in French; corail digité in French; dead man's fingers in English; dead man's fingers soft coral in English; dead-man's fingers in English; doomansduim in Dutch; sea-fingers in English; tote Manneshand in German

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