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Shipworm species comprise several genera, of which Teredo is the most commonly mentioned. The best known species is Teredo navalis . Historically, Teredo concentrations in the Caribbean Sea have been substantially higher than in most other salt water bodies.
Teredo navalis, commonly called the naval shipworm or turu, [2] is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae. This species is the type species of the genus Teredo .
Teredo is a genus of highly modified saltwater clams which bore in wood and live within the tunnels they create. They are commonly known as "shipworms;" however, they are not worms, but marine bivalve molluscs (phylum Mollusca) in the taxonomic family Teredinidae.
Byssus filaments are created by certain kinds of marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks, which use the byssus to attach themselves to rocks, substrates, or seabeds.In edible mussels, the inedible byssus is commonly known as the "beard", and is removed before cooking.
The taxonomic term Bivalvia was first used by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758 to refer to animals having shells composed of two valves. [3] More recently, the class was known as Pelecypoda, meaning "axe-foot" (based on the shape of the foot of the animal when extended).
Bankia carinata (J. E. Gray, 1827) – carinate shipworm; Bankia cieba Clench and Turner, 1946; Bankia destructa Clench and Turner, 1946; Bankia fimbriatula Moll and Roch, 1931 – fimbriate shipworm; Bankia fosteri Clench and Turner, 1946; Bankia gouldi (Bartsch, 1908) – cupped shipworm, gould shipworm; Bankia martensi (Stempell, 1899)
Within these logs are excavations that were made by the shipworm, Teredora princesae. Inside the shipworm burrows, which may reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in), are the remains of the shipworms and their shells. Then shipworms do not survive the long journey.
An example of a marine worm, the Parborlasia corrugatus lives at depths of up to 4,000 metres.. Any worm that lives in a marine environment is considered a water worm. Marine worms are found in several different phyla, including the Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida (segmented worms), Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, and Phoronida.