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Urechiscaupo

Image of 'penis fish' or 'penis worm'

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Description: English: Urechis caupo. "The innkeeper worm lives in a U shaped tube, and gets its name for the goby, scale worm, and pea crab that are often found living with it. It also puts out a slime net from its proboscis which can extend and capture food down to 30 microns.". Date: 26 February 2008. Source: originally uploaded to Flickr as Inn Keeper (Urechis caupo). Author: jkirkhart35. Permission(Reusing this file): CC-BY.

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