Alcyonidium diaphanum

Alcyonidium diaphanum
	Seabed image with the sea chervil indicated
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Bryozoa
Class:	Gymnolaemata
Order:	Ctenostomatida
Family:	Alcyonidiidae
Genus:	Alcyonidium
Species:	A. diaphanum
Binomial name
	Alcyonidium diaphanum; (Hudson, 1778)

Alcyonidium diaphanum, commonly called the sea-chervil (after the herb which it resembles), is a species of bryozoan found in the North Atlantic. It can cause a rash known as "Dogger Bank itch" when handled for prolonged periods.

External links[]

http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=Y1370 Article with image

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