Biology:Xeniidae
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Short description: Family of corals
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| Heteroxenia fuscescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Suborder: | Alcyoniina |
| Family: | Xeniidae Ehrenberg, 1828 |
Xeniidae is a family of soft coral in the order Alcyonacea.
Predators
Predatory sea slugs of the genus Phyllodesmium are reported to feed on Xeniidae species. Representatives of this family have been observed to provide shelter to juvenile fish.[1]
List of genera
The family contains the following genera:[2]
- Quattuoria Lamarck, 1816
- Lamarck, 1816 Asterospicularia
- Utinomi, 1951 Bayerxenia
- Alderslade, 2001 Caementabunda
- Benayahu, van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2018 Benayahu, van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2018
- Alderslade & Janes, 2017 Janes, 2008
- Tixier-Durivault, 1978 Alderslade, 2001
- Alderslade, 2001 Benayahu & McFadden, 2022
- Verrill, 1928 Benayahu, 2010
- Sympodium (coral) | Sympodium Heteroxenia
- Latissimia Ovabunda
- Sansibia Ehrenberg, 1834
- Conglomeratusclera Ezziona
- Fasciclia Funginus
- Kölliker, 1874 Benayahu, Ekins & McFadden, 2022
- Alderslade, 2001 Alderslade, 2000
- Benayahu, van Ofwegen, Allais & McFadden, 2021 Xenia (coral) | Xenia
- Yamazatum Unomia (coral) | Unomia
- Anthelia (coral) | Anthelia Ingotia
- Orangaslia Sarcothelia
Cespitularia sp.
Heteroxenia fuscescens
Ovabunda andamanensis
Xenia umbellata
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This nudibranch (Phyllodesmium crypticum) mimics Xeniid corals it feeds on
Cerates of a Phyllodesmium rudmani
References
- ↑ Bos, Arthur R (2016). "Soft corals provide microhabitat for camouflaged juveniles of the Blackspotted wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris (Labridae)". Marine Biodiversity 46 (1): 299–301. doi:10.1007/s12526-015-0332x. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272417078_Soft_corals_provide_microhabitat_for_camouflaged_juveniles_of_the_Blackspotted_wrasse_Macropharyngodon_meleagris_%28Labridae%29.
- ↑ "Xeniidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125271.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2597932 entry
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