Sea Daisy [Concentricycloidea]

Sea Daisy
Description

Sea daisies are colonial animals that form delicate, flower-like structures on rocks and hard substrates. Divers often notice their concentric, daisy-ring patterns and feathery-looking textures, especially in calmer water where they can extend their feeding structures.

Species
Xyloplax janetae

Xyloplax janetae

Xyloplax medusiformis

Xyloplax medusiformis

Xyloplax princealberti

Xyloplax princealberti

Xyloplax turnerae

Xyloplax turnerae

Taxonomy
Phylum Echinoderms
Echinodermata
Class Sea Stars (Starfish) & Brittle Stars
Asterozoa
Order Sea Stars
Asteroidea
Family Brittle stars (Ambuloasteroidea group)
Ambuloasteroidea
Statistics
  • Species 4