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Urechidae (commonly known as "fat innkeeper" or "penis fish") is a
family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of spoonworms in the subclass
Echiura The Echiura, or spoon worms, are a small group of marine animals. Once treated as a separate phylum, they are now considered to belong to Annelida. Annelids typically have their bodies divided into segments, but echiurans have secondarily lo ...
. The only genus in the family is ''Urechis'', which has four species.


Species

The
World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
includes these species in this genus:- *''
Urechis caupo ''Urechis caupo'' is a species of spoon worm in the family Urechidae, commonly known as the innkeeper echiuran, the fat innkeeper worm (because the tunnels often contain other animals), the innkeeper worm, or the penis fish. It is found in shal ...
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Fisher Fisher is an archaic term for a fisherman, revived as gender-neutral. Fisher, Fishers or The Fisher may also refer to: Places Australia *Division of Fisher, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland *Elect ...
& MacGinitie, 1928
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Urechis chilensis Urechidae (commonly known as "fat innkeeper" or "penis fish") is a family of spoonworms in the subclass Echiura. The only genus in the family is ''Urechis'', which has four species. Species The World Register of Marine Species The World Regi ...
'' (M. Müller, 1852) *''
Urechis novaezealandiae Urechidae (commonly known as "fat innkeeper" or "penis fish") is a family of spoonworms in the subclass Echiura. The only genus in the family is ''Urechis'', which has four species. Species The World Register of Marine Species includes these sp ...
'' ( Dendy, 1898) *''
Urechis unicinctus ''Urechis unicinctus'', known as the fat innkeeper worm or penis fish, is a species of marine spoon worm in East Asia. It is found in Bohai Gulf of China and off the Korean and Hokkaido coasts. It is not to be confused with a closely related ...
'' ( Drasche, 1880)


References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q11848917, from2=Q2806041 Echiurans Annelid families