Urechidae

Urechidae

Urechidae

Family of annelid worms


Urechidae (commonly known as "fat innkeeper" or "penis fish")[3][4] is a family of spoonworms in the subclass Echiura. The only genus in the family is Urechis, which has four species.

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Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes these species in this genus:-[2]


References

  1. Tanaka, Masaatsu (2017). "Urechidae Monro, 1927". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. van der Land, Jacob; Murina, Galina Vansetti (2012). "Urechis Seitz, 1907". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. Parr, Ivan (11 December 2019). "Ask the Naturalist | What Caused this Mass Worm Stranding?". Baynature.org. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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