Urechidae
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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| Urechis unicinctus at a market in Korea | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Echiuroidea |
| Family: | Urechidae Monro, 1927[1] |
| Genus: | Urechis Seitz, 1907[2] |
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Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes these species in this genus:-[2]
- Urechis caupo Fisher & MacGinitie, 1928
- Urechis chilensis (M. Müller, 1852)
- Urechis novaezealandiae (Dendy, 1898)
- Urechis unicinctus (Drasche, 1880)
References
- Tanaka, Masaatsu (2017). "Urechidae Monro, 1927". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- van der Land, Jacob; Murina, Galina Vansetti (2012). "Urechis Seitz, 1907". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- https://baynature.org/2019/12/10/naturally-2019-closes-with-thousands-of-10-inch-pulsing-penis-fish-stranded-on-a-california-beach/
- https://www.ecowatch.com/amp/penis-fish-california-beach-2641588222
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