Xenia sp. indet.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Xenia sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Xenia; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Cnidaria; class: Anthozoa; order: Alcyonacea; family: Xeniidae; genus: Xenia; scientificNameAuthorship: Lamarck, 1816; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra N 1, Astove W 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 30 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 30 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Kaveh Samimi-Namin , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Colonies up to 30 cm, cylindrical with dome-shaped summits. Can sometimes show branching (not observed here). Polyps found exclusively on the upper colony surface. Polyps have varying contractility, but are never fully retracted. The colouration of stalks is often similar to the polyps' colouration, ranging from white, yellow, cream, brown to dark brown (Fig. 67 ).

Figures

Figure 67. Xenia sp. indet. Poivre E 1, 30 m.