Echiuridae
Echiuridae is a family of spoon worms in the subclass Echiura. It is a monotypic family, the only genus being Echiurus. These worms burrow into soft sediment on the seabed.
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| Family: | Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847[1] |
| Genus: | Echiurus Guérin-Méneville, 1831[2] |
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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
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References
- Tanaka, Masaatsu (2017). "Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- Tanaka, Masaatsu (2017). "Echiurus Guérin-Méneville, 1831". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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