> [!summary]- Classification **Kingdom**:: [Animalia](Animalia.md) **Phylum**:: [Cnidaria](Cnidaria.md) **Subphylum**:: [Anthozoa](Anthozoa.md) **Class**:: [Octocorallia](Octocorallia.md) **Subclass**:: **Order**:: [Alcyonacea](Alcyonacea.md) **Suborder**:: **Superfamily**:: **Family**:: Xeniidae **Subfamily**:: **Genus**:: Xenia **Species**:: ## Photos  *[95 - 2022-11-27 - Ras Nasrani - Sharm Al Sheikh - Egypt](95%20-%202022-11-27%20-%20Ras%20Nasrani%20-%20Sharm%20Al%20Sheikh%20-%20Egypt.md)*  *[95 - 2022-11-27 - Ras Nasrani - Sharm Al Sheikh - Egypt](95%20-%202022-11-27%20-%20Ras%20Nasrani%20-%20Sharm%20Al%20Sheikh%20-%20Egypt.md) - think of different individuals with exited and retracted polyps* ## Notes It's very interesting to watch those corals as it really moves by oscillation like a bulb that close and open, maybe to capture food through the water. It really looks great to see and film! ## References - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenia_(genre)