Xeniidae | |
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Heteroxenia fuscescens, the pulsating xenid | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Xeniidae Ehrenberg, 1828[1] |
Genera | |
Anthelia |
The Xeniidae are a family of soft coral in the order Alcyonacea. The genus Phyllodesmium of predatory sea slugs is reported to feed on xeniidae species.