Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Euryalida

Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Astrophyton Fleming, 1828
Astrospartus Döderlein, 1911
Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815
Schizostella A.H. Clark, 1952

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Swedish: medusahuvuden

Literature

basis of record

Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351

identification resource

Turner, R.L.; Boucher, J.M. (2010) Loss of arm spines in the basketstar Astrophyton muricatum (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Gorgonocephalidae), with a key to West Indian basketstars. Proceedings Biological Society of Washington 123(1): 17-26.

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Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867. In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123203

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2012-09-14 by Sabine Stöhr

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