From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Class
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Echiuroidea +
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| Common name is
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Alaska spoonworm +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Echiuridae +
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| Genus
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Echiurus +
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| Order
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Echiurida +
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| Origination status is
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Native +
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| Phylum
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Echiura +
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| Scientific name is
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Echiurus sitchaensis +
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| SpecificEpithet
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sitchaensis +
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| Summary
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This spoonworm lives buried in sediment, a … This spoonworm lives buried in sediment, and may be found under rocks that are embedded in soft of fine substrates. The flabby part at the "mouth" end is called the proboscis, and a key to identification in this group is the setae, or hairlike projections that may be found along the body. When digging up a specimen, look for the tiny clam [[Cryptomya californica|California smoothshell clam (''Cryptomya californica'')]].hshell clam (''Cryptomya californica'')]]. +
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| Synonyms include
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Echiurus echiurus alaskensis +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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Echiurus sitchaensis +
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, Echiurus sitchaensis +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:20:19 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Echiurus sitchaensis +
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