Echiuridae | |
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Worms: E echiurus is at centre left | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Subclass: | Echiura |
Order: | Echiuroidea |
Suborder: | Echiurida |
Family: |
Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847 [2] |
Genus: |
Echiurus Guérin-Méneville, 1831 [1] |
Species | |
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.
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species in the genus:- [1]
Echiuridae | |
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Worms: E echiurus is at centre left | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Subclass: | Echiura |
Order: | Echiuroidea |
Suborder: | Echiurida |
Family: |
Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847 [2] |
Genus: |
Echiurus Guérin-Méneville, 1831 [1] |
Species | |
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.
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species in the genus:- [1]