Xeniidae

Xeniidae
	Heteroxenia fuscescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Suborder:	Alcyoniina
Family:	Xeniidae; Ehrenberg, 1828

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 juvenile fish.^[1]

List of genera

The family contains the following genera:^[2]

Anthelia Lamarck, 1816
Asterospicularia Utinomi, 1951
Bayerxenia Alderslade, 2001
Ceratocaulon Jungersen, 1892
Cespitularia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850
Efflatounaria Gohar, 1939
Fasciclia Janes, 2008
Funginus Tixier-Durivault, 1987
Heteroxenia Koelliker, 1874
Ingotia Alderslade, 2001
Ixion Alderslade, 2001* [genus name "Ixion" is preoccupied by Reitter, 1873^[3]]
Orangaslia Alderslade, 2001
Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001
Sansibia Alderslade, 2000
Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928
Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834
Xenia Lamarck, 1816

This nudibranch (Phyllodesmium crypticum) mimics Xeniid corals it feeds on
Cerates of a Phyllodesmium rudmani

References

^ Bos, Arthur R, (2016). "Soft corals provide microhabitat for camouflaged juveniles of the Blackspotted wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris (Labridae)". Marine Biodiversity. 46 (1): 299–301.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Leen van Ofwegen (2011). "Xeniidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] Bos, Arthur R, (2016). "Soft corals provide microhabitat for camouflaged juveniles of the Blackspotted wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris (Labridae)". Marine Biodiversity. 46 (1): 299–301.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Leen van Ofwegen (2011). "Xeniidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 29, 2012.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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