Red Spoon Worm, Ochetosoma erythrogrammon

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Created 5/8/2021

Phylum Echiura

Family Thalassematidae

CIRCUMTROPICAL

Ochetosoma erythrogrammon

Waimanalo, Oahu, 3 feet

RED SPOON WORM

Inhabits U-shaped burrows in soft sediment in shallow water. Highly extensible trunk used to capture food particles from the substrate. Contracted length of 5 inches. Warm seas worldwide.