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Family: Gorgonocephalidae



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34 species (see list below)
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Asteroporpa annulata
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Asteroporpa australiensis
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Asteroporpa hadracantha
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Astrcladus tonganus
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Astroboa granulatus
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Astroboa nuda
[Naked basket star]
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Astrocaneum spinosum
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Astrochele laevis
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Ocean.

Astrochlamys bruneus Koehler, 1911

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Astrochlamys bruneus
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Astrochlamys sol
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Astrochlamys timoharai
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Astrocladus dofleini
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Astrocladus exiguus
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Astrocladus tonganus
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Astroclon propugnatoris
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Astrocnida isidis
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Astrocyclus caecilia
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Astroglymna sculptum
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Ocean.

Astrohamma tuberculatum (Koehler, 1923)

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Astrohamma tuberculatum
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Astrophyton cacaoticum
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Max. Length 7 cm WD
 
Astrophyton muricatum
[Giant basket star]
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Astrospartus mediterraneus
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Astrothorax waitei
[Waite's snake-star]
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Astrothrombus rugosus
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Astrotoma agassizii
[White brooding brittle star]
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Astrotoma drachi
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Astrotoma manilense
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Conocladus oxyconus
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Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Atlantic Ocean and the Ar

Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach, 1819

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Gorgonocephalus arcticus
[Northern basket star]
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Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae
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Gorgonocephalus chilensis
[Chilean basket star]
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Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus
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Max. Length 76 cm WD
 
Gorgonocephalus eucnemis
[Common basket star]
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Gorgonocephalus lamarckii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Asteroporpa annulata Western Atlantic 1856
Asteroporpa australiensis Southwest Pacific 1909
Asteroporpa hadracantha Northwest Pacific 1911
Astrcladus tonganus Northwest Pacific 1911
Astroboa granulatus Western Central Pacific 1938
Astroboa nuda Naked basket star Indo-West Pacific. 1874
Astrocaneum spinosum Eastern Pacific 1875
Astrochele laevis Eastern Pacific 1911
Astrochlamys bruneus Southern Ocean. 1911
Astrochlamys sol Southern Ocean. 1936
Astrochlamys timoharai Southern Ocean. 2020
Astrocladus dofleini Western Central Pacific 1911
Astrocladus exiguus Western Central Pacific 1816
Astrocladus tonganus Western Pacific. 1911
Astroclon propugnatoris Western Central Pacific 1879
Astrocnida isidis Western Atlantic
Astrocyclus caecilia Western Central Atlantic. 1856
Astroglymna sculptum Northwest Pacific 1896
Astrohamma tuberculatum Southern Ocean. 1923
Astrophyton cacaoticum Southern Ocean. 1874
Astrophyton muricatum Giant basket star Western Atlantic 7 WD 1816
Astrospartus mediterraneus Cosmopolitan. 1826
Astrothorax waitei Waite's snake-star Indo-West Pacific. 1909
Astrothrombus rugosus Southwest Pacific 1909
Astrotoma agassizii White brooding brittle star Southeast Pacific, Southw 1875
Astrotoma drachi Western Central Pacific 1981
Astrotoma manilense Western Central Pacific 1927
Conocladus oxyconus Western Central Pacific
Gorgonocephalus arcticus Northern basket star Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 1819
Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae Northeast Atlantic 1758
Gorgonocephalus chilensis Chilean basket star Southern Ocean. Temperat 1858
Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus Northwest Pacific 1911
Gorgonocephalus eucnemis Common basket star Arctic and Eastern Pacifi 76 WD 1842
Gorgonocephalus lamarckii North Atlantic. 1842



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