Proboscis not bifurcated at the end. Two ventral hooks and a single or double peri-anal ring of bristles. The body is to a varying extent marked by rings bearing spines. Two or three pairs of nephridia, their external orifice often lengthened and spirally coiled. Both sexes alike.
The following species of this genus occurs in the region:
Echiurus echiurus
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echiura Order Echiurida Family Echiuridae Genus Echiurus
Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this taxon
Shipley, A.E., 1901. Gephyrea and Phoronis. In: The Cambridge Natural History (Harmer, S.F. & A.E. Shipley, eds.). MacMillan and Co., Ltd. London.
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