Removed from its burrow, the fully grown teredo ranges from several centimeters to about a meter in length, … See more

Shipworm anatomy reveals the typical organs of a bivalve mollusk, although with dimensional or positional peculiarities due to the thinness and length of the occupied space. Furthermore, some structures find no equivale… See more

Shipworms are marine animals in the phylum Mollusca, order Bivalvia, family Teredinidae. They were included in the now obsolete order Eulamellibranchiata, in which many documents still place them.
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The Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials such as logs, pilings, ship, and practically any other submerged wooden construction from temperate to tropical ocean zones. The species is t… See more

Teredo navalis are a cosmopolitan species that can be found both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Since they occupy wooden flotsam and natural driftwood such as dead tree trunks, they are spread as the woods are carried … See more