The Xeniidae are a family of soft coral in the order Alcyonacea. Predatory sea slugs of the genus Phyllodesmium are reported to feed on Xeniidae species. The family contains the following genera:^[1]

• Anthelia Lamarck, 1816
• Asterospicularia Utinomi, 1951
• Bayerxenia Alderslade, 2001
• Ceratocaulon Jungersen, 1892
• Cespitularia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850
• Efflatounaria Gohar, 1939
• Fasciclia Janes, 2008
• Funginus Tixier-Durivault, 1987
• Heteroxenia Koelliker, 1874
• Ingotia Alderslade, 2001
• Ixion Alderslade, 2001* [genus name "Ixion" is preoccupied by Reitter, 1873^[2]]
• Orangaslia Alderslade, 2001
• Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001
• Sansibia Alderslade, 2000
• Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928
• Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834
• Xenia Lamarck, 1816

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