Medusa head
Medusa head (Latin Caput Medusae ) stands for:
- the head of Medusa, see Gorgoneion
in zoology
- the umbrella of a jellyfish (Medusa)
- Gorgon heads , a subfamily of brittle stars
- an outdated term for certain fossils of brittle stars and sea lilies and feather stars in popular belief
in botany and mycology
- Medusa head winch , Convolvulus caput-medusae
- Medusa head (milkweed family) , Euphorbia caput-medusae
- Medusa head (mushroom) , Psathyrella caputmedusae
- Medusa head (sweet grass) , Taeniatherum caput-medusae
in the medicine
- Caput medusae , pronounced veins in the area of the navel
in the literature
- Medusa head (essay) , an essay by Sigmund Freud
See also:
- Astrophytum caput-medusae syn. Digitostigma caput-medusae
- Bulbine caput-medusae
- Hericium caput-medusae
- Myriophyllum caput-medusae
- Tillandsia caput-medusae
