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Urechis unicinctus  (Drasche, 1880)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 155148

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Echiurus unicinctus Drasche, 1880
  
  Common Name(s): spoon worm [English]
  
    Penis fish [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumSpiralia   
             PhylumAnnelida  – annelids, annélides, Anelídeo, minhoca, sanguessuga  
                ClassPolychaeta  – paddle-footed annelids, polychaetes, polychètes, corrupto, poliqueto  
                   SubclassEchiura  – spoon worms, innkeeper worms  
                      OrderEchiurida  – spoon worms, innkeeper worms  
                         FamilyUrechidae Monro, 1927 – spoon worms  
                            GenusUrechis Seitz, 1907  
                               SpeciesUrechis unicinctus (Drasche, 1880) – spoon worm, Penis fish  
       

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  Source: FAO AFSIS species list, 13-Sep-2023, database (version 13-Sep-23)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Urechis unicinctus, Penis fish [English]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Urechis unicinctus   
       
  Source: WoRMS, 21-Sep-2023, website (version 21-Sep-23)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: WoRMS Editorial Board (2023). World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. doi: 10.14284/170   
  Reference for: Urechis unicinctus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Abe, Hirokazu, Waka Sato-Okoshi, Masaatsu Tanaka, Kenji Okoshi, Wataru Teramoto et al.  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: Swimming behavior of the spoon worm Urechis unicinctus (Annelida, Echiura)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zoology, vol. 117, no. 3   
  Page(s): 216-223   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0944-2006   
  Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2013.12.001   
  Reference for: Urechis unicinctus, spoon worm [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Stephen, A. C., and S. J. Edmonds  
  Publication Date: 1972   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Phyla Sipuncula and Echiura   
  Page(s): vii + 528   
  Publisher: The British Museum (Natural History)   
  Publication Place: London, England   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-565-00717-3   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
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