Xenia (coral)

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 ends 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]

Xenia
Xenia umbellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Xeniidae
Genus: Xenia
Lamarck, 1816[1]
Species

Many; see text

Species

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

  • 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 Tixier-Durivault, 1959
  • Xenia delicata Roxas, 1933
  • Xenia depressa Kükenthal, 1909
  • Xenia distorta Tixier-Durivault, 1966
  • Xenia elongata Dana, 1846
  • Xenia fimbriata Utinomi, 1955
  • Xenia fisheri Roxas, 1933
  • Xenia flava Roxas, 1933
  • Xenia florida (Lesson, 1826)
  • Xenia fusca Schenk, 1896
  • Xenia garciae Bourne, 1894
  • Xenia grasshoffi Verseveldt, 1974
  • Xenia hicksoni Ashworth, 1899
  • Xenia humilis Verseveldt, 1977
  • Xenia intermedia Roxas, 1933
  • Xenia kukenthali Roxas, 1933
  • Xenia kusimotoensis 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 Schenk, 1896
  • Xenia viridus Schenk, 1896

References
  1. 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.


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