Family Xeniidae Phylum Cnidaria Rank Genus Kingdom Animalia | Scientific name Xenia Higher classification Xeniidae Order Alcyonacea | |
Similar Aiptasia, Briareum, Corallimorpharia, Alcyonacea, Alcyoniidae | ||
Xenia is a genus of photosynthetic soft marine coral resembling a mushroom, with "arms" coming out from the top that end in many-fingered "hands". It is unique among corals because of its ability to use its "hands" to "pulse" or push water away from the colony in a constant, grabbing motion. Common Names include: Xenia Elongata, Fast-Pulse Xenia, Xenia is sometimes referred to a Pulse Corals.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
References
Xenia (genus) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA