Alcyonium digitatum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Alcyonium digitatum Alcyonium digitatum

Where the alcyonium digitatum lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 43,345 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See jellyfish, corals & anemones on the world map

Scientific name	Alcyonium digitatum
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Malacalcyonacea
Family	Alcyoniidae

Where does the alcyonium digitatum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the alcyonium digitatum in 10 countries and territories across Europe. In Norway it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the alcyonium digitatum?

The alcyonium digitatum (Alcyonium digitatum) is a cnidarian in the order Malacalcyonacea and the family Alcyoniidae, genus Alcyonium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alcyonium digitatum (revision 1323713311), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q593303 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).