Dead man's hand

Latin: Alcyonium digitatum
Size:
20 cm
Levested:
Current-exposed hard seabed down to 700 meters
Distribution:
Northern parts of Europe's coasts from Biscay to Iceland and Northern Norway. The entire Norwegian coast
Food:
Plankton and dead organic matter
Facts about Dødmannshånd

Dead man's hand gets its slightly grotesque name from the way it looks when taken out of water, such as dead specimens that have drifted ashore.

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