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Gorgonocephalidae
Family of brittle stars From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gorgonocephalidae is a family of basket stars. They have characteristic many-branched arms.
Gorgonocephalidae are the largest ophiuroids (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis can measure up to 70 cm in arm length with a disk diameter of 14 cm).[1]
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Systematics and phylogeny
The family is divided into the following genera:[2]
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Fossil record of Gorgonocephalidae dates back to Miocene.[3]
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