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Urechidae

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Urechidae
Urechis unicinctus at a market in Korea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Subclass: Echiura
Order: Echiuroidea
Family: Urechidae
Monro, 1927[2]
Genus: Urechis
Seitz, 1907[1]
Species

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.

Species

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The World Register of Marine Species includes these species in this genus:-[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b van der Land, Jacob; Murina, Galina Vansetti (2012). "Urechis Seitz, 1907". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ Tanaka, Masaatsu (2017). "Urechidae Monro, 1927". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  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)