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Short description: Family of brittle stars
Gorgonocephalidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Ophiuroidea |
Order: | Phrynophiurida |
Suborder: | Euryalina |
Family: | Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867 |
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Gorgonocephalidae is a family of basket stars. They have characteristic many-branched arms.
Arms of Astroboa nuda
Gorgonocephalidae are the largest ophiuroids (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis can measure up to 70 cm in arm length with a disk diameter of 14 cm).[1]
Systematics and phylogeny
The family is divided into the following genera:[2]
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Fossil record of Gorgonocephalidae dates back to Miocene.[3]
References
- ↑ Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol 1, Gale Cengage 2003
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867". http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123203.
- ↑ Kroh, A. 2003. First record of gorgonocephalid ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from the Middle Miocene of the Central Paratethys. Cainozoic Research 2: 143-155
Wikidata ☰ Q1538254 entry
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