A storm has caused an unusual phenomenon along the California coast north of San Francisco. Thousands of worms have washed ashore. Urechis caupo, immediately christened by the media with the name of penis fish.
The name is obviously due to their shape, and I think any comment is superfluous. Urechis caupo It is actually a worm of the class Echiura, phylum Annelida. Worms of the genus Urechis They're eaten raw in Korea and Japan. I confess I've tried them; it's nothing too special for me, but they're edible.
In the environment it lives under the sand, in U-shaped tunnels, and is about 25 cm long.
