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Sea Finger

Alcyonium acaule

Photo by Noe and Pili
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

These hand-shaped colonies have red stubby finger-like projections up to 12cm tall, with red-yellow polyps.

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Sea Finger (Alcyonium acaule) - Information on Sea Finger

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alicelongmartin
I wish you would add a little about what we are seeing. The titles are completely foreign to me.

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Night time spottings, Spain & Portugal

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PublishedAugust 11, 2011

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