Urechis caupo Fat innkeeper worm, innkeeper worm

Urechis caupo is commonly referred to as Fat innkeeper worm, innkeeper worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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lexID:

11413 

AphiaID:

266874 

Scientific:

Urechis caupo 

German:

Igelwurm 

English:

Fat Innkeeper Worm, Innkeeper Worm 

Category:

Maskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Echiuroidea (Order) > Urechidae (Family) > Urechis (Genus) > caupo (Species) 

Initial determination:

Fisher & MacGinitie, 1928 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 

Sea depth:

1 - 384 Meter 

Size:

7.87" - 19.69" (20cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

50 °F - 60.8 °F (10°C - 16°C) 

Food:

Detritus 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Urechis caupo
  Igelwurm
• Urechis chilensis
• Urechis novaezealandiae
• Urechis unicinctus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-02-22 20:33:06 

Last edit:

2018-02-22 20:33:06 

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