WoRMS taxon details
Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815
123586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123586)
accepted
Genus
- Species Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach, 1819
- Species Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Gorgonocephalus chilensis (Philippi, 1858)
- Species Gorgonocephalus diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Species Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus Döderlein, 1911
- Species Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Gorgonocephalus lamarckii (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Gorgonocephalus pustulatum (H.L. Clark, 1916)
- Species Gorgonocephalus sundanus Döderlein, 1927
- Species Gorgonocephalus tuberosus Döderlein, 1902
- Species Gorgonocephalus agassizi (Stimpson, 1853) accepted as Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach, 1819 (synonym)
- Species Gorgonocephalus arborescens (L. Agassiz, 1839) accepted as Astrospartus mediterraneus (Risso, 1826)
- Species Gorgonocephalus caryi (Lyman, 1860) accepted as Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Gorgonocephalus cornutum Koehler, 1898 accepted as Astrocladus exiguus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Gorgonocephalus cornutus Koehler, 1897 accepted as Astrocladus exiguus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Gorgonocephalus japonicus Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Gorgonocephalus laevigatus Koehler, 1897 accepted as Astrodendrum laevigatum (Koehler, 1897)
- Species Gorgonocephalus lamarcki (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Gorgonocephalus lamarckii (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (misspelling)
- Species Gorgonocephalus levigatus Koehler, 1897 accepted as Astrodendrum laevigatum (Koehler, 1897)
- Species Gorgonocephalus linckii (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Gorgonocephalus malmgreni (Danielssen & Koren, 1877) accepted as Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Gorgonocephalus moluccanus Döderlein, 1927 accepted as Gorgonocephalus pustulatum (H.L. Clark, 1916)
- Species Gorgonocephalus panamensis (Verrill, 1867) accepted as Astrodictyum panamense (Verrill, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gorgonocephalus pectinatus Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Gorgonocephalus pustulatum (H.L. Clark, 1916)
- Species Gorgonocephalus pourtalesii (Lyman, 1875) accepted as Gorgonocephalus chilensis (Philippi, 1858)
- Species Gorgonocephalus robillardi de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Astroglymma sculptum (Döderlein, 1896)
- Species Gorgonocephalus sagaminum Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Astrodendrum sagaminum (Döderlein, 1902)
- Species Gorgonocephalus sagaminus Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Astrodendrum sagaminum (Döderlein, 1902)
- Species Gorgonocephalus scutatum (Fleming, 1828) accepted as Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Gorgonocephalus stimpsoni (Verrill, 1869) accepted as Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Gorgonocephalus verrucosus Grube, 1840 accepted as Astrospartus mediterraneus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Leach, W. E. (1815). The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. <em>R.P. Nodder, London.</em> 2: 1-154, pls. 61-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685302 [details] 
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123586 on 2024-11-22
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Leach, W. E. (1815). The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. <em>R.P. Nodder, London.</em> 2: 1-154, pls. 61-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685302 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Baker, A. N. (1980). Euryalinid Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Australia, New Zealand, and the south-west Pacific Ocean. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 7, 11-83. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Baker, A. N. (1980). Euryalinid Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Australia, New Zealand, and the south-west Pacific Ocean. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 7, 11-83. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]Remark Type species: Asterias caputmedusae Linnaeus, 1758 (as Asterias caput-medusae) by subsequent designation (Clark, 1915). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テヅルモヅル属 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | medusahoder | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | medusahovud | [details] |
