''Xenia'' is a genus of photosynthetic soft
marine
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coral
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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 juvenil ...
. They resemble a
mushroom
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, 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
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lists the following species:
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*'' Xenia actuosa'' Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
*'' Xenia amparoi'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia antarctica'' Kükenthal, 1902
*'' Xenia bauiana'' May, 1899
*'' Xenia crassa'' Schenk, 1896
*'' Xenia crispitentaculata'' Verseveldt, 1977
*'' Xenia cylindrica'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia danae'' 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'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia depressa'' Kükenthal, 1909
*''Xenia distorta
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, 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
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 florida
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 ...
'' (Lesson, 1826)
*''Xenia fusca
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 garciae
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 ...
'' Bourne, 1894
*''Xenia grasshoffi
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, 1974
*''Xenia hicksoni
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 ...
'' Ashworth, 1899
*''Xenia humilis
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 intermedia
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 kukenthali
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 kusimotoensis
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 ...
'' Utinomi, 1955
*'' Xenia lepida'' 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'' Kükenthal, 1909
*'' Xenia nana'' Hickson, 1930
*'' Xenia novaebritanniae'' Ashworth, 1900
*'' Xenia novaecaledoniae'' Verseveldt, 1974
*'' Xenia plicata'' Schenk, 1896
*'' Xenia puertogalerae'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Xenia pulsitans'' Kent, 1893
*'' Xenia quinqueserta'' May, 1899
*'' Xenia rubens'' Schenk, 1896
*'' Xenia samoensis'' 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'' 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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