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Alcyonidium diaphanum (Hudson, 1778)
This is a fleshy bryozoan, which is sometimes mistaken for a tunicate or sponge. It consists of thin finger-like growths, variously branched or webbed together. When undisturbed small white zooids with a crown of tentacles emerge from all surfaces.
Alcyonidium diaphanum is very common in the sublittoral zone in a wide range of habitats, attached to rocks or shells.
Synonymised names:
Alcyonidium gelatinosum var. lacourti d'Hondt, 1983 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alcyonidium proliferans Lacourt, 1949 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alcyonidium topsenti Roehrich, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Direct children (2):
Subspecies Alcyonidium diaphanum farrei d'Hondt, 2014
Subspecies Alcyonidium diaphanum nordicum d'Hondt, 2014
This is a fleshy bryozoan, which is sometimes mistaken for a tunicate or sponge. It consists of thin finger-like growths, variously branched or webbed together. When undisturbed small white zooids with a crown of tentacles emerge from all surfaces.
Alcyonidium diaphanum is very common in the sublittoral zone in a wide range of habitats, attached to rocks or shells.
Synonymised names:
Alcyonidium gelatinosum var. lacourti d'Hondt, 1983 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alcyonidium proliferans Lacourt, 1949 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alcyonidium topsenti Roehrich, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Direct children (2):
Subspecies Alcyonidium diaphanum farrei d'Hondt, 2014
Subspecies Alcyonidium diaphanum nordicum d'Hondt, 2014