Dead Mans Fingers Collection

Orange and white soft corals, Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) thriving beneath kelp (Laminaria hyperborea). St Abbs, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. North Sea

Dead-mans finger (Alcyonium digitatum), close up of feeding polyps, Levenwick, Shetland, Scotland, North Atlantic Ocean, UK

Colourful soft corals, Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) and common sea urchins (Echinus esculentus) mass beneath a kelp forest (Laminaria hyperborea)

Zoophytes and animal plants (coloured engraving)
997711 Zoophytes and animal plants (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadmans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April

Dead Mans Fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) colony, growing on seabed in sea loch, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, June

Dead Mans Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) fruiting bodies, growing amongst moss in woodland, North Downs, Kent, England, October

Dead mans fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) fungi. This inedible fungus occurs on decaying wood. The fruiting body is hard and varies in shape from cylindrical to knobbly

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Dead man's fingers are a type of coral that gets its name from its eerie resemblance to the gnarled, twisted fingers of a corpse. These ghostly white formations can be found in deep-sea environments and are often mistaken for skeletal remains by unsuspecting divers. Despite their creepy appearance, dead man's fingers play an important role in marine ecosystems, providing shelter and habitat for various sea creatures. So next time you come across these spooky corals, remember that they may look like something out of a horror movie, but they are actually vital members of the underwater world.