Gorgonocephalus scutatum (Fleming, 1828) 
AphiaID: 423409

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Euryalida (Order) > Gorgonocephalidae (Family) > Gorgonocephalus (Genus) > Gorgonocephalus scutatum (Species)

Status		unaccepted (synonym)
Accepted name		Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank		Species
Parent		Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815
Orig. name		Astrophyton scutatum Fleming, 1828
Source		Not documented
Environment		marine
Distribution		Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien
Attributes		Functional group benthos » Stage adult (inherited from Ophiuroidea) [details] Supporting structure & enclosure Endoskeleton » Structure Solid » Composition Calcareous > High-magnesium calcite (inherited from Echinodermata) [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:423409
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2009-10-14 07:33:41Z   created   db_admin 2010-10-27 11:29:04Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S. (2010). Gorgonocephalus scutatum (Fleming, 1828). In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2017). World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed at http://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=423409 on 2017-08-24