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Xeniidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Rank
  
Family

Scientific name
  
Xeniidae

Higher classification
  
Alcyonacea

Order
  
Alcyonacea

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Lower classifications
  
Xenia, Anthelia, Cespitularia

The Xeniidae are a family of soft coral in the order Alcyonacea. 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. The family contains the following genera:

Xeniidae Family Xeniidae The Marine Compatibility Guide

  • Anthelia Lamarck, 1816
  • Asterospicularia Utinomi, 1951
  • Bayerxenia Alderslade, 2001
  • Ceratocaulon Jungersen, 1892
  • Cespitularia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850
  • Efflatounaria Gohar, 1939
  • Fasciclia Janes, 2008
  • Funginus Tixier-Durivault, 1987
  • Heteroxenia Koelliker, 1874
  • Ingotia Alderslade, 2001
  • Ixion Alderslade, 2001* [genus name "Ixion" is preoccupied by Reitter, 1873]
  • Orangaslia Alderslade, 2001
  • Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001
  • Sansibia Alderslade, 2000
  • Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928
  • Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Xenia Lamarck, 1816

    • Xeniidae Family Xeniidae The Marine Compatibility Guide
    Xeniidae Family Xeniidae The Marine Compatibility Guide

    Xeniidae

    References

    Xeniidae Wikipedia
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