Canadian Register of Marine Species - Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815

WoRMS taxon details

Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815

AphiaID

123586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123586)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type taxon of

Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867
Gorgonocephalinae Döderlein, 1911

Parent

Gorgonocephalinae Döderlein, 1911

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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)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Leach, W. E. (1815). The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. R.P. Nodder, London. 2: 1-154, pls. 61-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685302 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). 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 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-04-24 13:31:30Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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Nomenclature

original description Leach, W. E. (1815). The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. R.P. Nodder, London. 2: 1-154, pls. 61-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685302 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Baker, A. N. (1980). Euryalinid Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Australia, New Zealand, and the south-west Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 7, 11-83. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]