Alcyonidium diaphanum

Alcyonidium diaphanum
Seabed image with the sea chervil indicated
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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