Taxonomy

Animalia

Echinodermata

Ophiuroidea

Euryalida Gorgonocephalidae

Gorgon-head Wide-wandering Snake-tail-like Spiny-skinned Animals

The Euryalida are an order of brittle stars, which includes large species with either branching arms (called "basket stars") or long and curling arms (called "snake stars").

Euryalida. Retrieved May, 22 2023, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_star.


Gorgonocephalidae is 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).

Gorgonocephalidae. Retrieved May, 22 2023, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgonocephalidae.