APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758 - Dead man's fingers (Anthozoa Images)
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Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 1

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 2

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 3

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 4

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 5

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 6

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 7

The small, finger-nail sized specimen above was found on the side of a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 20.10.14.

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 8

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 9

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- at Newlyn Marina 10

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- cross section 1

A fishing discard, specimens above caught up in a net designed for Monkfish. Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 15.05.15.

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- under breakwater blocks 1

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- under breakwater blocks 2

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- under breakwater blocks 3

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- under breakwater blocks 4

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- under breakwater blocks 5

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- side view 1

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- close-up 1

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- habitat Port Erin breakwater 1

Above images are of specimens found under blocks of part of the old Port Erin breakwater, on an extremely low spring tide, Port Erin, Isle of Man, 15.07.14.

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- juvenile specimens 1

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- juvenile specimens 2

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- juvenile specimen 1

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- juvenile specimen 2

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- juvenile specimen 3

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- juvenile specimen 4

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- juvenile specimen 5

Dead man's fingers
Alcyonium digitatum
- juvenile close-up 1

The juvenile specimens above were found on the side of a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 13.03.18.

Alcyonium digitatum is rarely found on the shore.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.