Xeniidae

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Xeniidae
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Heteroxenia fuscescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Xeniidae
Ehrenberg, 1828

Xeniidae is a family of soft coral in the order Malacalcyonacea. [1]

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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 juvenile fish. [2]

List of genera

The family contains the following genera: [3]

References

  1. ↑ World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Malacalcyonacea". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Bos, Arthur R (2016). "Soft corals provide microhabitat for camouflaged juveniles of the Blackspotted wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris (Labridae)". Marine Biodiversity. 46 (1): 299–301. doi:10.1007/s12526-015-0332x (inactive 1 July 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
  3. ↑ World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Xeniidae Ehrenberg, 1828". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 6 September 2025.


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