Gorgonocephalidae
Also known as: Basket Stars, Basketstars, Estrelas-medusa, Estrellas medusa, Gorgonenhäupter, Medusenhäupter, basket stars, basketstars
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Ophiuroidea |
| Order | Euryalida |
| Family | Gorgonocephalidae |
| Published in | Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Öfversigt Af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866, 23(9): 303–336. https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6322 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 34 |
| Species records held | 100 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 208 |
| GBIF key | 5678 |
Genera in Gorgonocephalidae
- Asteroporpa — 11 species: Asteroporpa annulata, Asteroporpa australiensis, Asteroporpa bellator, Asteroporpa hadracantha, Asteroporpa indicus, Asteroporpa koyoae, Asteroporpa lindneri, Asteroporpa muricatopatella
- Astrocladus — 11 species: Astrocladus africanus, Astrocladus annulatus, Astrocladus coniferus, Astrocladus dofleini, Astrocladus euryale, Astrocladus exiguus, Astrocladus goodingi, Astrocladus hirtus
- Gorgonocephalus — 10 species: Gorgonocephalus arcticus, Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae, Gorgonocephalus chilensis, Gorgonocephalus diomedeae, Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, Gorgonocephalus lamarckii, Gorgonocephalus pustulatum
- Astroboa — 9 species: Astroboa albatrossi, Astroboa arctos, Astroboa clavata, Astroboa ernae, Astroboa globifera, Astroboa granulatus, Astroboa nigrofurcata, Astroboa nuda
- Astrodendrum — 8 species: Astrodendrum capense, Astrodendrum elingamita, Astrodendrum galapagense, Astrodendrum juancarlosi, Astrodendrum laevigatum, Astrodendrum pilleri, Astrodendrum sagaminum, Astrodendrum spinulosum
- Astrothorax — 5 species: Astrothorax balinensis, Astrothorax liberator, Astrothorax misakiensis, Astrothorax tesselata, Astrothorax waitei
- Astrophyton — 4 species: Astrophyton elizabethae, Astrophyton muricatum, Astrophyton permianum, Astrophyton saheliensis
- Astrothamnus — 4 species: Astrothamnus echinaceus, Astrothamnus lucapensis, Astrothamnus mindanaensis, Astrothamnus villadolidi
- Astrotoma — 4 species: Astrotoma agassizii, Astrotoma deficiens, Astrotoma drachi, Astrotoma manilense
- Astrochele — 3 species: Astrochele laevis, Astrochele lymani, Astrochele pacifica
- Astrochlamys — 3 species: Astrochlamys bruneus, Astrochlamys sol, Astrochlamys timoharai
- Astrocrius — 3 species: Astrocrius murrayi, Astrocrius parens, Astrocrius sobrinus
- Astrosierra — 3 species: Astrosierra amblyconus, Astrosierra densus, Astrosierra microconus
- Astrochalcis — 2 species: Astrochalcis micropus, Astrochalcis tuberculosus
- Astroclon — 2 species: Astroclon propugnatoris, Astroclon suensoni
- Astrocyclus — 2 species: Astrocyclus caecilia, Astrocyclus somaliensis
- Astroglymma — 2 species: Astroglymma sculptum, Astroglymma spinosum
- Astrogomphus — 2 species: Astrogomphus rudis, Astrogomphus vallatus
- Astracme — 1 species: Astracme mucronata
- Astrodictyum — 1 species: Astrodictyum panamense
- Astrogordius — 1 species: Astrogordius cacaoticus
- Astrohamma — 1 species: Astrohamma tuberculatum
- Astroniwa — 1 species: Astroniwa nukurangi
- Astroplegma — 1 species: Astroplegma expansum
- Astrospartus — 1 species:
- Bertingius — 1 species:
- Conocladus — 1 species:
- Ophiocrene — 1 species:
- Ophiozeta — 1 species:
- Schizostella — 1 species:
- Astrocaneum
- Astrocnida
- Astrothrombus
- Astrozona
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.