In Ophiuroidea, branched arms are seen in

Gorgonocephalus

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Clypeaster

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Salmacis

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Gorgonia

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Solution

The correct option is A Gorgonocephalus
Gorgonocephalus is a genus of marine basket stars in the class Ophiuroidea.
Members of this genus have a central disc with five arms which repeatedly bifurcate, dichotomously branching into smaller and smaller subdivisions.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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