Xyloplax turnerae [Xyloplax turnerae]
Description
Xyloplax turnerae is typically encountered as a cryptic, low-profile animal on the seafloor. Divers who slow down and scan carefully may see it tucked into textured habitats, where its shape helps it blend with the surrounding rock and algae.
Where To See Xyloplax turnerae
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Echinoderms
Echinodermata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Sea Stars (Starfish) & Brittle Stars
Asterozoa
|
| Order |
Sea Stars
Asteroidea
|
| Family |
Brittle stars (Ambuloasteroidea group)
Ambuloasteroidea
|
| Genus |
Sea Daisy
Concentricycloidea
|
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