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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Echiurida</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Echiura</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>echiurids</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spoon worms</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spoonworm</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spoonworms</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Formerly considered a separate phylum; now generally classified as an order of annelids. Contains primarily marine invertebrate sausage-shaped organisms, that have lost their segmentation, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas. A flattened extension of the head is curved along its lateral edges and sometimes shaped like a scoop or spoon to form a nonretractable anterior proboscis. Some respiration probably takes place across the body wall, but the hind gut is often utilized as a respiratory organ by drawing water through the anus.  ]]></note></mads>