''Heteroxenia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
soft coral
Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals. In addition to the fleshy soft corals, the order Alcyonacea now contains all species previously known as "gorgonian corals", that produce a more or less hard skeleton, though quite different f ...
s in the family
Xeniidae
Xeniidae is a family of soft coral in the order Alcyonacea.
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 juvenil ...
.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
lists the following species:
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*'' Heteroxenia bauiana '' May, 1900
*'' Heteroxenia elisabethae'' Kölliker, 1874
*'']Heteroxenia fuscescens
The pulsating xenid (''Heteroxenia fuscescens'') is a species of soft coral in the family Xeniidae. The species was first described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg as ''Xenia fuscescens''.
Description
The polyps of ''Heteroxenia fusce ...
'' (Ehrenberg, 1834)
*'' Heteroxenia ghardaquensis'' Gohar, 1940
*'' Heteroxenia lighti'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Heteroxenia medioensis'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Heteroxenia membranacea'' Schenk, 1896
*'' Heteroxenia mindorensis'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Heteroxenia minuta'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Heteroxenia palmae'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Heteroxenia philippinensis'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Heteroxenia pinnata'' Roxas, 1933
*'' Heteroxenia rigida'' (May, 1899)
*'' Heteroxenia uniserta'' (Kükenthal, 1902)
References
Xeniidae
Octocorallia genera
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