Xenia (coral) explained
Xenia is a genus of photosynthetic soft marine coral in the family Xeniidae. They resemble a mushroom, with "arms" coming out from the top that ends in many-fingered "hands". It is unique among corals because of its ability to use its "hands" to "pulse" or push water away from the colony in a constant, grabbing motion. Common names include fast-pulse Xenia. Species of Xenia are sometimes referred to as pulse corals.[1]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
- Xenia actuosa Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
- Xenia amparoi Roxas, 1933
- Xenia antarctica Kükenthal, 1902
- Xenia bauiana May, 1899
- Xenia crassa Schenk, 1896
- Xenia crispitentaculata Verseveldt, 1977
- Xenia cylindrica Roxas, 1933
- Xenia danae Verrill, 1869
- Xenia dayi Tixier-Durivault, 1959
- Xenia delicata Roxas, 1933
- Xenia depressa Kükenthal, 1909
- Xenia distorta Tixier-Durivault, 1966
- Xenia elongata Dana, 1846
- Xenia fimbriata Utinomi, 1955
- Xenia fisheri Roxas, 1933
- Xenia flava Roxas, 1933
- Xenia florida (Lesson, 1826)
- Xenia fusca Schenk, 1896
- Xenia garciae Bourne, 1894
- Xenia grasshoffi Verseveldt, 1974
- Xenia hicksoni Ashworth, 1899
- Xenia humilis Verseveldt, 1977
- Xenia intermedia Roxas, 1933
- Xenia kukenthali Roxas, 1933
- Xenia kusimotoensis Utinomi, 1955
- Xenia lepida Verseveldt, 1971
- Xenia lillieae Roxas, 1933
- Xenia medusoides May, 1899
- Xenia membranacea Schenk, 1896
- Xenia mucosa Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
- Xenia multipinnata (Tixier-Durivault, 1966)
- Xenia multispiculata Kükenthal, 1909
- Xenia nana Hickson, 1930
- Xenia novaebritanniae Ashworth, 1900
- Xenia novaecaledoniae Verseveldt, 1974
- Xenia plicata Schenk, 1896
- Xenia puertogalerae Roxas, 1933
- Xenia pulsitans Kent, 1893
- Xenia quinqueserta May, 1899
- Xenia rubens Schenk, 1896
- Xenia samoensis Kölliker
- Xenia sansibariana May, 1899
- Xenia schenki Roxas, 1933
- Xenia sexseriata Verseveldt, 1977
- Xenia spicata Li, 1982
- Xenia stellifera Verseveldt, 1977
- Xenia ternatana Schenk, 1896
- Xenia tripartita Roxas, 1933
- Xenia tumbatuana May, 1898
- Xenia umbellata Lamarck, 1816
- Xenia viridis Schenk, 1896
- Xenia viridus Schenk, 1896
Notes and References
- Web site: ReefCorner Inc. Fast Pulse Xenia: Xenia elongata. 2015-02-09 .
