Gorgonocephalidae
Gorgonocephalidae is a family of basket stars. They have characteristic many-branched arms.
Arms of Astroboa nuda
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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
The family is divided into the following genera:[2]
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Fossil record of Gorgonocephalidae dates back to Miocene.[3]
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References
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol 1, Gale Cengage 2003
- http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123203 accessed 26 August 2014
- 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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