| Xyloplax medusiformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Peripodida |
| Family: | Xyloplacidae |
| Genus: | Xyloplax |
| Species: | X. medusiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyloplax medusiformis Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986[2]
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Xyloplax medusiformis is a sea daisy, a member of an unusual group of marine taxa belonging to the phylum Echinodermata. It is found at bathyal depths in waters around New Zealand. It was first described in 1986 by Baker, Rowe and Clark and is the type taxon of the genus Xyloplax.[2] Its generic name derives from the Greek "xylo" meaning wood and its specific name was chosen because its morphology superficially resembles that of a cnidarian medusa.[3]
- ^ Funnell, Greig; et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda (ed.). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b Mah, Christopher (2012). Mah CL (ed.). "Xyloplax medusiformis Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ Baker, Alan N.; Rowe, Francis W. E.; Clark, Helen E. S. (1986). "A new class of Echinodermata from New Zealand". Nature. 321: 862–864. doi:10.1038/321862a0.