Gorgonocephalidae

Gorgonocephalidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Ophiuroidea
Order:	Phrynophiurida
Suborder:	Euryalina
Family:	Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867
Genera
see text.

Gorgonocephalidae are a family of Basket stars.They have characteristic many-branched arms.

Gorgonocephalidae are the largest ophiuroids (Gorgonocephalus stimpsoni can measure up to 70 cm in arm length with a disk diameter of 14 cm)^[1].

Systematics and phylogeny

Gorgonocephalidae are divided into the following genera^[2]:

Asteroporpa Astracme Astroboa Astrocaneum Astrochalcis Astrochele Astrochlamys Astroclon Astrocnida Astroconus Astrocrius Astrocynodus Astrodactylus Astrodendrum Astrodictyum Astroglymna Astrogomphus Astrogordius Astrohamma Astrohelix

Astroniwa Astrophyton Astroplegma Astroporpa Astroraphis Astrosierra Astrospartus Astrostephanus Astrothorax Astrothrombus Astrotoma Astrozona Conocladus Gorgonocephalus Ophiocrene Ophiohelix Ophiozeta Schizostella

Fossil record of Gorgonocephalidae dates back to Miocene^[3].

References

1. ^ Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol 1, Gale Cengage 2003
2. ^ MarineSpecies.org - Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867
3. ^ Kroh, A. 2003. First record of gorgonocephalid ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from the Middle Miocene of the Central Paratethys. Cainozoic Research 2: 143-155

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