Gorgonocephalidae

Gorgonocephalidae is a family of basket stars. They have characteristic many-branched arms. thumb|Arms of Astroboa nuda

Gorgonocephalus, the '''Gorgon's heads or Gorgon's head basket stars', is a genus of marine basket stars in the class Ophiuroidea. Members of this genus are found in coldwater environments including the Arctic, the Antarctic, and deep-sea habitats. The scientific name comes from the Greek, gorgós meaning "dreaded" and -cephalus'' meaning "head", and refers to the similarity between these echinoids and the Gorgon's head from Greek myth with its coiled serpents for hair.

species of echinoderm

Asteroporpa is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Gorgonocephalidae.

species of echinoderm

Astroboa is a genus of basket stars in the class Ophiuroidea.

Astrophyton muricatum, the giant basket star, is an echinoderm found in shallow parts of the tropical western Atlantic and throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It is the only species in the genus Astrophyton. During the day, it curls up into a tight ball shape to protect itself from predators. At night, it climbs to an elevated point to feed by extending its intricately branched feeding arms in a bowl-like shape in order to snare passing plankton and other organisms from the current.

species of basket star

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

Astrocladus is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Gorgonocephalidae.