Echiuridae

Echiuridae

Echiuridae

Family of annelid worms

Echiuridae is a family of spoon worms in the suborder Echiurida. It is a monotypic family, the only genus being Echiurus. These worms burrow into soft sediment on the seabed.

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Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species in the genus:-[2]

  • Echiurus abyssalis Skorikow, 1906
  • Echiurus antarcticus Spengel, 1912
  • Echiurus echiurus (Pallas, 1766)
  • Echiurus sitchaensis Brandt, 1835

References

  1. [1]
    Tanaka, Masaatsu (2017). "Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    Tanaka, Masaatsu (2017). "Echiurus Guérin-Méneville, 1831". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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