Genus Gorgonocephalus, family Gorgonocephalidae: several species, including the large G. eucnemis
Example sentencesExamples
One site on the landward side of the fjord was an almost vertical wall leading down to a ledge at 30m, where we were told we should find large sea spiders and basket stars.
The basket star, looking more like a soft coral with its delicate branching arms, reaches out into the current in search of its next meal.
By contrast with other echinoderm species, basket stars are unknown in storm drift lines.
Ophiuroids are a large group of echinoderms that includes the brittle stars and basket stars (Euryalida).
Huge cauliflower soft corals, basket stars and brightly coloured sponges seem to cover almost every centimetre of reef.
Definition of basket star in US English:
basket star
noun
A brittlestar having branched arms.
Genus Gorgonocephalus, family Gorgonocephalidae: several species, including the large G. eucnemis
Example sentencesExamples
Ophiuroids are a large group of echinoderms that includes the brittle stars and basket stars (Euryalida).
By contrast with other echinoderm species, basket stars are unknown in storm drift lines.
The basket star, looking more like a soft coral with its delicate branching arms, reaches out into the current in search of its next meal.
Huge cauliflower soft corals, basket stars and brightly coloured sponges seem to cover almost every centimetre of reef.
One site on the landward side of the fjord was an almost vertical wall leading down to a ledge at 30m, where we were told we should find large sea spiders and basket stars.