''Xenia'' is a genus of photosynthetic soft
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coral in the family
Xeniidae
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 juven ...
. They resemble 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 fast-pulse Xenia. Species of Xenia are sometimes referred to as pulse corals.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
[
*'']Xenia actuosa
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
*'' Xenia amparoi'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia antarctica'' Kükenthal, 1902
*''Xenia bauiana
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' May, 1899
*'' Xenia crassa'' Schenk, 1896
*''Xenia crispitentaculata
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Verseveldt, 1977
*'' Xenia cylindrica'' Roxas, 1933
*''Xenia danae
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Verrill, 1869
*''Xenia dayi
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Tixier-Durivault, 1959
*''Xenia delicata
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Roxas, 1933
*''Xenia depressa
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Kükenthal, 1909
*'' Xenia distorta'' Tixier-Durivault, 1966
*''Xenia elongata
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Dana, 1846
*'' Xenia fimbriata'' Utinomi, 1955
*'' Xenia fisheri'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia flava'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia florida'' (Lesson, 1826)
*'' Xenia fusca'' Schenk, 1896
*'' Xenia garciae'' Bourne, 1894
*'' Xenia grasshoffi'' Verseveldt, 1974
*'' Xenia hicksoni'' Ashworth, 1899
*'' Xenia humilis'' Verseveldt, 1977
*'' Xenia intermedia'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia kukenthali'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia kusimotoensis'' Utinomi, 1955
*''Xenia lepida
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illi ...
'' Verseveldt, 1971
*'' Xenia lillieae'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia medusoides'' May, 1899
*'' Xenia membranacea'' Schenk, 1896
*'' Xenia mucosa'' Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
*'' Xenia multipinnata'' (Tixier-Durivault, 1966)
*''Xenia multispiculata
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Kükenthal, 1909
*'' Xenia nana'' Hickson, 1930
*'' Xenia novaebritanniae'' Ashworth, 1900
*'' Xenia novaecaledoniae'' Verseveldt, 1974
*''Xenia plicata
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illi ...
'' Schenk, 1896
*'' Xenia puertogalerae'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia pulsitans'' Kent, 1893
*'' Xenia quinqueserta'' May, 1899
*''Xenia rubens
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Schenk, 1896
*''Xenia samoensis
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Kölliker
*'' Xenia sansibariana'' May, 1899
*'' Xenia schenki'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia sexseriata'' Verseveldt, 1977
*'' Xenia spicata'' Li, 1982
*'' Xenia stellifera'' Verseveldt, 1977
*'' Xenia ternatana'' Schenk, 1896
*''Xenia tripartita
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Il ...
'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia tumbatuana'' May, 1898
*'' Xenia umbellata'' Lamarck, 1816
*''Xenia viridis
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Schenk, 1896
*''Xenia viridus
Xenia may refer to:
People
* Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name
Places United States
''listed alphabetically by state''
* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illin ...
'' Schenk, 1896
References
Xeniidae
Octocorallia genera
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