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Sea Daisy
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Sea Daisy

Xyloplax, Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986

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About Sea Daisy

Sea daisies (infraclass Concentricycloidea; order Peripodida) make up an unusual group of deep‑sea taxa belonging to the phylum Echinodermata, with three species described in the genus Xyloplax. The intestine and anus are absent.

Habitat

Sea daisies have been discovered in three localities: deep‑sea habitats off New Zealand, the Bahamas, and the northern central Pacific. They have been collected primarily from sunken, deep‑sea (1,000+ meters) wood. Although known from only a handful of specimens initially, many specimens have now been collected from the Bahamas. In 2026, their known habitat was expanded to depths of up to 5,634 meters after being found to inhabit whale-falls in the Diamantia Zone in the southeastern Indian Ocean.

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