Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae
Species of gorgon's head
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Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae, also known as a Gorgon's head[1] or Medusa's head[2] is a species of Gorgonocephalus, a genus of brittle star. The species has five main arms, which, however, are divided into a very large number of sub-arms; an individual may have hundreds of arm tips. These arms extend from a central body that is about 9 centimeters in diameter.[3]
| Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Phrynophiurida |
| Family: | Gorgonocephalidae |
| Genus: | Gorgonocephalus |
| Species: | G. caputmedusae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
They live off zooplankton.
