WoRMS taxon details
Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach, 1819
124966 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124966)
accepted
Species
Astrophyton agassizi Stimpson, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gorgonocephalus agassizi (Stimpson, 1853) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Leach, W.E. (1819). Descriptions des nouvelles espèces d'Animaux découvertes par le vaisseau Isabelle dans un voyage au pôle boréal. [Descriptions of new species of animals discovered by the ship Isabelle on a voyage to the northern pole.]. <em>Journal de Physique, de Chimie, et d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 88: 462-467., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29607# [details]
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124966 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Leach, W.E. (1819). Descriptions des nouvelles espèces d'Animaux découvertes par le vaisseau Isabelle dans un voyage au pôle boréal. [Descriptions of new species of animals discovered by the ship Isabelle on a voyage to the northern pole.]. <em>Journal de Physique, de Chimie, et d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 88: 462-467., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29607# [details]
original description (of Astrophyton agassizi Stimpson, 1853) Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Astrophyton agassizi Stimpson, 1853) Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod [details]Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | northern basket star | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Gorgonocephalus agassizi (Stimpson, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Astrophyton agassizi Stimpson, 1853)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gorgonocephalus arcticus)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 35 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Astrophyton agassizi Stimpson, 1853)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (32 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records) (from synonym Gorgonocephalus agassizi (Stimpson, 1853))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (74 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031097)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Gorgonocephalus agassizi (Stimpson, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Astrophyton agassizi Stimpson, 1853)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gorgonocephalus arcticus)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 35 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Astrophyton agassizi Stimpson, 1853)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (32 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records) (from synonym Gorgonocephalus agassizi (Stimpson, 1853))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (74 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031097)
To ITIS
