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A stylized biological illustration shows a colony of pulsing soft coral, Xenia umbellata (pulsing xenia), with numerous star-like polyps bearing pinnate tentacles. In the biological hierarchy, individual polyps form a colonial cnidarian within the phylum Cnidaria and class Anthozoa (order Alcyonacea, octocoral). The organism, a marine invertebrate, is studied in marine biology and invertebrate zoology. Functionally, rhythmic tentacle pulsation enhances suspension feeding and fluid exchange across the colony’s soft tissue.
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