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Shipworms, teredo worms or simply teredo are a group of xylophagic marine bivalve molluscs in the family Teredinidae that consume wood submerged in saltwater. Their elongated, vermiform appearance makes their classification as bivalves not obvious, and sailors generally refer to them as "worms," a term found in the English shipworm and German…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| logs | instance of | 1933 SpeciesThe Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials | 0.80 | text |
| pilings | instance of | 1933 SpeciesThe Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials | 0.80 | text |
| ship | instance of | 1933 SpeciesThe Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials | 0.80 | text |
| and practically any other submerged wooden construction from temperate to tropical ocean zones | instance of | 1933 SpeciesThe Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials | 0.80 | text |
| dead tree trunks | instance of | Since they occupy wooden flotsam and natural driftwood | 0.80 | text |
| they are spread as the wood is carried by currents | instance of | Since they occupy wooden flotsam and natural driftwood | 0.80 | text |
| Shipworm | has impact | Shipworms | 0.60 | section |
| Shipworm | has impact | Copper | 0.60 | section |
| Shipworm | has impact | The | 0.60 | section |
| Shipworm | has impact | British Royal Navy | 0.60 | section |
| Shipworm | has impact | HMS Alarm | 0.60 | section |
| Shipworm | has impact | In | 0.60 | section |
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