Echiurida is a suborder of the order
Echiuroidea, an order of
polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine Annelid, annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called c ...
worms.
Families
The following families are classified within the suborder:
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Echiuridae Quatrefages, 1847
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Thalassematidae
Thalassematidae is a family of spoonworms in the suborder Echiurida.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species
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Forbes
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& Goodsir, 1841
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Urechidae
Urechidae (commonly known as "fat innkeeper" or "penis fish") is a Family (biology), family of Echiura, spoonworms in the subclass Echiura. The only genus in the family is ''Urechis'', which has four species.
Species
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In science and education
* Alexander Monro (primus), the founder of Edinburgh Medical School
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, 1927
References
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Echiurans