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Fat Innkeeper Worm

Urechis caupo Commonly known as the fat innkeeper worm, are a species of spoon worm in the Urechidea family.  Found in shallow water on the west coast between Oregon and Baja California. The Innkeeper worm forms U Shaped burrows in the sediment and using a mucus net feeds on plankton. The common name Fat innkeeper…