| 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] |
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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.