Sea daisy

Sea daisies
Xyloplax janetae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Infraclass: Concentricycloidea
Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986
Order: Peripodida
Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986
Family: Xyloplacidae
Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986
Genus: Xyloplax
Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986
Species

Xyloplax janetae
Xyloplax medusiformis
Xyloplax turnerae

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. Intestine and anus are absent.