Xenia konohana
| Xenia konohana | |
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| Holotype and paratypes of Xenia konohana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family: | Xeniidae |
| Genus: | Xenia |
| Species: | X. konohana |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenia konohana Koido, Imahara & Fukami, 2022 | |
Xenia konohana is a species of soft coral in the family Xeniidae found in Japan. It was described by Tatsuki Koido, Yukimitsu Imahara, and Hironobu Fukami in 2022.[1]
Description
Xenia konohana is distinguished from other members of its genus by its combination of ellipsoid sclerites (found in many other members of Xenia) alongside rod-shaped "spindle" sclerites unique to the species. The species was named after Konohanasakuya-hime, a Japanese kami whose shrine is in Miyazaki Prefecture.[2]
Distribution
The species is found around Ōshima, an island off the coast of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, at depths between 5 and 10 meters.[2]
References
- ↑ Cordeiro, Raif (2022). "Xenia konohana Koido, Imahara & Fukami, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- 1 2 Koido, Tatsuki; Imahara, Yukimitsu; Fukami, Hironobu (2022-02-04). "Xenia konohana sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea), a new soft coral species in the family Xeniidae from Miyazaki, Japan". ZooKeys. 1085. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1085.77924. PMC 8831390. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
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