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Sechervil

Alcyonidium diaphanum (Hudson, 1778)

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The sechervil (Alcyonidium diaphanum) is a species in the family Alcyonidiidae, order Ctenostomatida.

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Quick facts about the sechervil

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sechervil live?

Not recorded

Is the sechervil endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sechervil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumBryozoa
  3. classGymnolaemata
  4. orderCtenostomatida
  5. familyAlcyonidiidae
  6. genusAlcyonidium
  7. SpeciesAlcyonidium diaphanum (Hudson, 1778)

Synonyms Alcyonidium diaphanum, Alcyonidium gelatinosum, Alcyonidium gelatinosum var. lacourti, Alcyonidium proliferans, Alcyonidium topsenti, Fucus gelatinosus, Ulva diaphana

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Sea chervilEnglish
  • Opret lædermosdyrDanish
  • Aufrechtes LedermoostierchenGerman
  • bruine zeevingerDutch
  • Aufrechtes Gallert MoostierchenGerman
  • Aufrechtes Gallert-MoostierchenGerman
  • doorschijnende zeevingerDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sechervil

Other species in the same genus Alcyonidium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sechervil?

The sechervil (Alcyonidium diaphanum) belongs to the family Alcyonidiidae in the order Ctenostomatida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sechervil (Alcyonidium diaphanum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sechervil

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“Sechervil (Alcyonidium diaphanum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sechervil.

BibTeX
@misc{sechervil_2026,
  title = {Sechervil (Alcyonidium diaphanum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sechervil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}