Xeniidae is a family of soft coral in the order Alcyonacea.

Xeniidae
Heteroxenia fuscescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Alcyoniina
Family: Xeniidae
Ehrenberg, 1828

Predators

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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.[1]

List of genera

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The family contains the following genera:[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Xeniidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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