Xeniidae

Xeniidae
Top (A, B): Conglomeratusclera coerulea
Bottom (C, D): Caementabunda simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

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.

List of genera

The family contains the following genera:

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.