Heteroxenia

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Heteroxenia
Pulsating xenid, Heteroxenia fuscescens, a soft coral that pulsates rhythmically around 40 times a minute (6163181047).jpg
Heteroxenia fuscescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Xeniidae
Genus: Heteroxenia
Koelliker, 1874 [1]
Species

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Heteroxenia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Heteroxenia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved May 27, 2015.