Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus Döderlein, 1911
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus Döderlein, 1911
- Name authority
- Döderlein, 1911
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Euryalida
- Family
- Gorgonocephalidae
- Genus
- Gorgonocephalus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumAsterozoa
- classOphiuroidea Gray, 1840
- subclassMyophiuroida Matsumoto, 1915
- infraclassMetophiurida Matsumoto, 1913
- superorderEuryophiurida O'Hara, Hugall, Thuy, Stöhr & Martynov, 2017
- orderEuryalida Lamarck, 1816
- familyGorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867
- subfamilyGorgonocephalinae Döderlein, 1911
- genusGorgonocephalus Leach, 1815
- speciesGorgonocephalus dolichodactylus Döderlein, 1911
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gorgonocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758) | GorgonocephalidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgonocephalus diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 | GorgonocephalidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgonocephalus sundanus Döderlein, 1927 | GorgonocephalidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Döderlein, L. (1911). ber japanische und andere Euryalae. Abhandlungen der math. phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie Der Wissenschaften, Suppl, 5. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3H37W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.