Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867
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recent & fossil
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Ophiurids in which the five arms are very branched. They have rings of little hook-like spines forming bands around the branches of each arm. Most remain hidden during the day but come out at night, extending their arms into the water to trap food particles. Richmond 1997 <282>.
- MASDEA (1997).
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records: 278
Specimens with Sequences: 242
Specimens with Barcodes: 233
Species: 19
Species With Barcodes: 18
Public Records: 57
Public Species: 16
Public BINs: 21
Genomic DNA is available from 18 specimens with morphological vouchers housed at Museum of Tropical Queensland and Museum Victoria
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The 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[edit]
Gorgonocephalidae are divided into the following genera:[2]
Fossil record of Gorgonocephalidae dates back to Miocene.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol 1, Gale Cengage 2003
- ^ MarineSpecies.org - Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867
- ^ 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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