Xenia konohana
Species of coral
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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]
| 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 | |
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]
