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Shipworm

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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Shipworm

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related to Culinary use · 20
Shipworm → Aklan, Borneo Island, Considered, In Brazil, In Palawan, Indonesia, It, Kamoro, Ko Phra Thong, Maranhão, Neoteredo, Pará, Philippines, Similarly, Since, Tamilok, Teredo, Thailand, To, West Papua
has impact · 15
Shipworm → Admiralty, After, August, British Royal Navy, Copper, HMS Alarm, Hoboken, Hudson River, In, Navy Board, Netherlands, New Jersey, Shipworms, Teredo, The
related to Habitat · 15
Shipworm → Atlantic, Baltic Sea, Consequently, During, Each, However, In, Larvae, Pacific, Reproduction, Since, Teredo, The, Their, They
related to Taxonomy · 13
Shipworm → Bivalvia, Comparative Zoology, Eulamellibranchiata, Harvard University, Illustrated Catalogue, Mollusca, More, Museum, Ruth Turner, Shipworms, Survey, Teredinidae, They
related to Species · 12
Shipworm → Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Instead, It, Kuphus, Mindanao, Most, Philippines, Scientists, The, The Teredo, This
related to Digestion · 9
Shipworm → Alteromonas-sub-group, Another, CAZymes, Deshayes, Teredinibacter, The, The Alteromonas, These, When
related to Anatomy · 6
Shipworm → Because, If, In, The, They, Where
related to Physiology · 5
Shipworm → Deshayes, Furthermore, Gills, The, They
related to Description · 3
Shipworm → An, Depending, Kuphus

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shipworms species teredo wood gills bivalve anterior found sea navalis wooden valves new called length family marine end polythalamia bacteria

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logsinstance of1933 SpeciesThe Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials0.80text
pilingsinstance of1933 SpeciesThe Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials0.80text
shipinstance of1933 SpeciesThe Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials0.80text
and practically any other submerged wooden construction from temperate to tropical ocean zonesinstance of1933 SpeciesThe Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials0.80text
dead tree trunksinstance ofSince they occupy wooden flotsam and natural driftwood0.80text
they are spread as the wood is carried by currentsinstance ofSince they occupy wooden flotsam and natural driftwood0.80text
Shipwormhas impactShipworms0.60section
Shipwormhas impactCopper0.60section
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Shipwormhas impactBritish Royal Navy0.60section
Shipwormhas impactHMS Alarm0.60section
Shipwormhas impactIn0.60section

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