Shipworm - Wikipedia The shipworms, also called teredo worms or simply teredo (from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn) 'wood-worm', via Latin terēdō), are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Teredinidae, a group of saltwater clams with long, soft, naked bodies
Shipworm | Marine Bivalve, Tubeworm, Boring Clam | Britannica shipworm, any of the approximately 65 species of marine bivalve mollusks of the family Teredidae (Teredinidae) Shipworms are common in most oceans and seas and are important because of the destruction they cause in wooden ship hulls, wharves, and other submerged wooden structures
Shipworm | Whats in a Name? - Harvard University It is a bivalve mollusk, meaning two-shelled, like clams and mussels, but unlike other bivalves, shipworms do not need hard shells to shelter their bodies because they bore into pieces of wood, which protect the animals
Teredo navalis - Smithsonian Institution Shipworms are highly modified bivalves, adapted for boring into wood Its native region is unknown, but it is spread widely around the globe It is considered to be cryptogenic throughout most of its range
Shipworms ~ Everything You Need to Know with Photos | Videos The shipworms are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Teredinidae: a group of saltwater clams with long, soft, naked bodies They are notorious for boring into (and commonly eventually destroying) wood that is immersed in sea water, including such structures as wooden piers, docks and ships; they drill passages by means of a pair of very
How the Lowly Shipworm Changed History Shipworms are among the planet’s premier recyclers of wood that reaches the ocean “If we didn’t have organisms like shipworms, all that wood would eventually pile up,” Goodell says Fish
SHIPWORMS AND OTHER MARINE BORERS - National Oceanic and . . . Classification --Shipworms are mo llusks belonging to the class Pelecypoda which includes such bivalves as clams, oysters, and mussels They are members of the family Teredinidae in the order Teleodesmacae Teredo and Bankia are the two common genera found along the coasts of the United States