Dead Man’s Fingers

Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus 1758

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Alcyonium digitatum (Dead Man’s Fingers) is a species of cnidarians in the family Alcyoniidae. Individuals can grow to 200 mm.

EOL has data for 22 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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200 mm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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200 mm
diameter
- URI: http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25285
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20 mm
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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sea sand
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002118
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has ectoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002633
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Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus 1758 (Dead man’s fingers)
has endoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002635
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Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus 1758 (Dead man’s fingers)
skeleton structure
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_0002342
- Definition: The structure of a skeleton.
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particulate skeleton (non-solid)
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/NonSolidParticlesComp
- Definition: small and individual structural elements that function as supporting structure/enclosure, e.g. spicules in sponges.
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:NonSolidParticlesComp
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thickness
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000915
- Definition: A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
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5 mm
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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6.433 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Dead man’s fingers. View this species on GBIF

Guido Schmitz cc-by-nc-4.0