Alcyonidium Lamouroux, 1813

Type species: Ulva diaphana Hudson, 1778

Alternatively, from d'Hondt, 2001: Fucus gelatinosus Hudson, 1762 (not Linnaeus)

This genus includes the species:

Alcyonidium albescens Winston & Key, 1999 Recent USA (N. Carolina)
Alcyonidium albidum Alder, 1857 Recent Europe
Alcyonidium androsovae d'Hondt, 1983 Recent Antarctica
Alcyonidium anglei d'Hondt & Goyffon, 1991 Recent  
Alcyonidium antarcticum Waters, 1904 Recent Antarctica
Alcyonidium argyllaceum Castric-Fey, 1972 Recent France
Alcyonidium australe d'Hondt & Moyano, 1979 Recent Chile (Magellan Str.)
Alcyonidium candidum Ryland, 1963 Recent Norway
Alcyonidium capronae Winston & Håkansson, 1986 Recent Florida
Alcyonidium cellarioides Calvet, 1900 Recent Mediterranean
Alcyonidium chondroides O'Donoghue & Watteville, 1937 Recent S. Africa
Alcyonidium columbianum O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, 1926 Recent W. Canada
Alcyonidium condylocinereum Porter, 2004 Recent England, Belgium
Alcyonidium diaphanum (Hudson, 1778) Recent Europe
Alcyonidium diaphanum alcilobatum d'Hondt & Mawatari, 1986 Recent Japan
Alcyonidium disciforme Smitt, 1872 Recent Arctic
Alcyonidium duplex Prouho, 1892 Recent Mediterranean
Alcyonidium effusum Norman, 1909 Recent Arctic
Alcyonidium eightsi Winston & Hayward, 1994 Recent Antarctic
Alcyonidium enteromorpha Soule, 1951 Recent Alaska
Alcyonidium epispiculum Porter & Hayward, 2004 Recent Antarctica
Alcyonidium erectum Silén, 1942 Recent Japan
Alcyonidium excavatum Hincks, 1880 Recent Barents Sea
Alcyonidium flabelliforme Kirkpatrick, 1902 Recent Antarctic
Alcyonidium flustroides Busk, 1886 Recent S. Africa
Alcyonidium foliaceum Silén, 1942 Recent Japan
Alcyonidium gelatinosum (Linnaeus, 1761) Recent Europe
Alcyonidium gelatinosum anderssoni Abrikosov, 1932 Recent Arctic
Alcyonidium gelatinosum cookae d'Hondt, 1983 Recent W. Africa
Alcyonidium gelatinosum diaphanum (Farre, 1837) Recent Arctic
Alcyonidium hauffi Marcus, 1939 Recent S. America
Alcyonidium hirsutum (Fleming, 1828) Recent Europe. Arctic
Alcyonidium hydrocoalitum Porter, 2004 Recent Wales
Alcyonidium irregulare Kluge, 1962 Recent Arctic
Alcyonidium kermadecense Gordon, 1984 Recent SW Pacific
Alcyonidium mamillatum Alder, 1857 Recent Atlantic
Alcyonidium mamillatum erectum Andersson, 1902 Recent Arctic
Alcyonidium multigemmatum Gordon, 1986 Recent New Zealand
Alcyonidium nanum Silén, 1942 Recent Japan
Alcyonidium nipponicum d'Hondt & Mawatari, 1986 Recent Japan
Alcyonidium nodosum O'Donoghue & Watteville, 1944 Recent S. Africa, Chile
Alcyonidium pachydermatum Kluge, 1962 Recent Arctic
Alcyonidium papillatum O'Donoghue, 1924 Recent S. Africa
Alcyonidium parasiticum (Fleming, 1828) Recent Europe
Alcyonidium pedunculatum Robertson, 1902 Recent Northeast Pacific
Alcyonidium pelagosphaerum Porter & Hayward, 2004 Recent Antarctica
Alcyonidium polyoum (Hassall, 1841) Recent Europe
Alcyonidium polypylum Marcus, 1941 Recent S. America
Alcyonidium radicellatum Kluge, 1946 Recent Arctic
Alcyonidium reticulum
Now = A. gelatinosum
Ryland & Porter, 2000 Recent SW. Britain
Alcyonidium rhomboidale O'Donoghue, 1924 Recent S. Africa
Alcyonidium rugosum Silén, 1942 Recent W. Pacific
Alcyonidium sagamianum Mawatari, 1953 Recent Japan
Alcyonidium sanguineum Cook, 1985 Recent W. Africa
Alcyonidium scolecoideum Porter & Hayward, 2004 Recent Chile
Alcyonidium shizuoi d'Hondt & Mawatari, 1986 Recent Japan
Alcyonidium simulatum Porter & Hayward, 2004 Recent S. Atlantic
Alcyonidium variegatum Prouho, 1892 Recent Mediterranean
Alcyonidium verrilli Osburn, 1912 Recent Northwest Atlantic

[Small Alcyonidium] Alcyonidioides mytili

Alcyonidium disciforme at Svalbard (photo by Piotr Kuklinski.)

Alcyonidium diaphanum at Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland, Ulster Museum.
Alcyonidium hirsutum at Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland, Ulster Museum.

Alcyonidium condylocinereum page at Cryptosula - marine and estuarine organisms of The Netherlands (Marco Faasse).
Alcyonidium gelatinosum page at Cryptosula - marine and estuarine organisms of The Netherlands (Marco Faasse).
Alcyonidium hirsutum page at Cryptosula - marine and estuarine organisms of The Netherlands (Marco Faasse).
Alcyonidium hydrocoalitum page at Cryptosula - marine and estuarine organisms of The Netherlands (Marco Faasse).
Alcyonidium polyoum page at Cryptosula - marine and estuarine organisms of The Netherlands (Marco Faasse).

Alcyonidium species - at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida.

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