Species sheet
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Jelly bryozoan
Alcyonidium sp.
AnimalsShrubby bryozoans
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Gallert-MoostierchenGerman (Germany)
- Briozoo gelatinosoEuropean Spanish
- Doigts de feuFrench (France)
- Algue pain d'épiceFrench (France)
- Bryozoaire gélatineuxFrench (France)
- Doigts de feuFrench (France)
- ZeevingerDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- A. gelatinosum
- A. hirsutum
- A. polyoum
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Sources
- ADER Denis, DUMAS Jacques, MÜLLER Yves, HUET Sylvie in : DORIS, 08/08/2016 : Alcyonidium spp. J.V.F. Lamouroux, 1813 (Métropole), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/297
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Alcyonidium sp., https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/997
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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