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Gorgonocephalus lamarckii

Gorgonocephalus lamarckii

Classification

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Norway · 2Canada · 1