What Exactly is: Gorgon Head | The Peculiar Basket Star

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Gorgon head is one of the most famous Basket Star. Even though they are mostly deep-sea creature, some of them can be found in shallow water. That’s also why gorgon head is one of the most understood deep-sea creatures.

Gorgon Head feeding

*Timestamps*
0:00 Opening Thought
0:28 General Information and Taxonomy
3:09 Morphology
4:39 Lifestyle
7:15 Evolutionary Mystery

*References*

Hamel, J.F. & Mercier, A. (1993). Behavioural Response of Northern Basket Star Gorgonocephalus arcticus to Mechanical Stimulations. Vie et Milleu, 43(4): 197-203.

*Outro*
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Gersemia are corals
I just realized i said sponges in the video

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every video is a whole new world of animals, love it

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I want to know more about the leaf sheep now. So cute!

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Glad to have been randomly recommended your videos

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I will never, ever forget to rest my eyes and stay hydrated, oopzoo

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Video on the comb jellies and how they go back to being kids when stressed? Also why did the order most diverged from animals today can do this and we can't.

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Im kinda glad they dont live in shallow water it is possible i may need new pants if one of those grabbed my leg. I know they are harmless but i would be frightened at first

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So its a starfish on crack. Horrifying.

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