Xenia (coral)

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Xenia
Coral pulsante (Xenia umbellata), Ras Katy, Sharm el-Sheij, Egipto, 2022-03-26, DD 96.jpg
Xenia umbellata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Xeniidae
Genus: Xenia
Lamarck, 1816 [1]
Species

Many; see text

Xenia is a genus of photosynthetic soft marine coral in the family Xeniidae. 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. [2]

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History

Xenus was first named in 1816 as a genus of marine species by French naturalist and botanist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

The species of soft coral was inaugurated in studies of research in 1931 by Egyptian oceanographer Hamed Gohar.

Species

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

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References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, L. (2015). "Xenia Lamarck, 1816". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  2. "ReefCorner Inc. Fast Pulse Xenia: Xenia elongata" . Retrieved 2015-02-09.