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Answer for the clue "Includes many of the basket stars ", 11 letters:
astrophyton

Word definitions for astrophyton in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The giant basket star , Astrophyton muricatum , is an echinoderm found in shallow parts of the tropical western Atlantic and throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico . It is the only species in the genus Astrophyton . During the day, it curls ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Astrophyton \As*troph"y*ton\, n. [Astro- + Gr. fyton a plant.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.