The Curious Case of the Golden Orb -- Relict of Relicanthus daphneae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia), a deep sea anemone
Steven R. Auscavitch, Abigail Reft, Adena B. Collens, Christopher L. Mah, Merlin Best, Charlotte Benedict, Estefanía Rodríguez, Marymegan Daly, Allen Gilbert Collins
The paper identifies the Golden Orb as remnants of the deep-sea anemone Relicanthus daphneae through morphological and genomic analysis.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintZoology