See text Gorgonocephalidae is a family of basket stars.

They have characteristic many-branched arms.

Gorgonocephalidae are the largest ophiuroids (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis can measure up to 70 cm in arm length with a disk diameter of 14 cm).

[1] The family is divided into the following genera:[2] Fossil record of Gorgonocephalidae dates back to Miocene.

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