Xenia (coral)

Xenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Xeniidae
Genus:	Xenia; Lamarck, 1816
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]

Species[]

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

Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
Roxas, 1933
Kükenthal, 1902
May, 1899
Schenk, 1896
Verseveldt, 1977
Roxas, 1933
Verrill, 1869
Tixier-Durivault, 1959
Roxas, 1933
Kükenthal, 1909
Tixier-Durivault, 1966
Dana, 1846
Utinomi, 1955
Roxas, 1933
Roxas, 1933
(Lesson, 1826)
Schenk, 1896
Bourne, 1894
Verseveldt, 1974
Ashworth, 1899
Verseveldt, 1977
Roxas, 1933
Roxas, 1933
Utinomi, 1955
Verseveldt, 1971
Roxas, 1933
May, 1899
Schenk, 1896
Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
(Tixier-Durivault, 1966)
Kükenthal, 1909
Hickson, 1930
Ashworth, 1900
Verseveldt, 1974
Schenk, 1896
Roxas, 1933
Kent, 1893
May, 1899
Schenk, 1896
Kölliker
May, 1899
Roxas, 1933
Verseveldt, 1977
Li, 1982
Verseveldt, 1977
Schenk, 1896
Roxas, 1933
May, 1898
Lamarck, 1816
Schenk, 1896
Schenk, 1896

References[]

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

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[WoRMS-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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